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delinquent /de·lin·quent/ (de-lin´kwent) 1. failing to do that which is required by law or obligation. 2. a person who neglects a legal obligation. juvenile delinquent an individual who commits a violation of the law within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court system. delinquent (deling´kwent), n pertaining to a debt or claim that is due and unpaid at the time due. |
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| Regina, SK -- William Whatcott, a former juvenile delinquent, then an Evangelical pro-life activist and today a Catholic prolifer living in Red Deer, AB, has been a pro-life gadfly in Saskatchewan for over a decade. You probably know the story of how Johnson went from Warren Sapp's backup at the University of Miami to World Wrestling Entertainment star, but have you heard the story of how he went from troubled juvenile delinquent growing up in Hawaii to college football player? Although there is no single factor underlying aggressive behavior in children, my own 30-plus years looking into the relationship between excessive parental discipline and delinquency has convinced me that the violent, recidivist, male juvenile delinquent who was not raised on the belt, board, cord, or fist is nonexistent. |
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