Juvenile Delinquency Law and Legal Definition
Under 18 USCS § 5031 or the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, 'juvenile delinquency' is the violation of a law of the United States, committed by a person prior to his eighteenth birthday which would have been a crime if committed by an adult. Juvenile delinquency is generally thought of as misbehavior by children.
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Related Legal Terms
- Aftercare (Juvenile)
- Assessment (Juvenile)
- Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
- Certified Juvenile Facility Staff
- Clinical Treatment Facility [Juvenile Law]
- Committed Youth (Juvenile)
- Community-Based Facility [Juvenile Law]
- Concurrent Jurisdiction (Juvenile)
- Conditional Release (Juvenile)
- Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
