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Thu 27 Aug, 2009 06:36 am
I need some synonyms of juvenile delinquency in my writing, but I don't know which one is idiomatic: adolescent/teenager/teenaged crimes(offences)?
Thank you.
@jinmin1988,
jinmin1988 wrote:I need some synonyms of juvenile delinquency in my writing, but I don't know which one is idiomatic: adolescent/teenager/teenaged crimes(offences)?
Thank you.
The word "hooligan" came to my mind as a synonym for juvenile delinquency. I'm sure there are others.
@rosborne979,
Quote:The word "hooligan" came to my mind as a synonym for juvenile delinquency. I'm sure there are others.
Thank you for your reply, but hooligan is used to describe persons.
I'd say that hooligan and hooliganism cover a wider age range than just teens.
@JTT,
At least around here and in England it does.
I don't think hooligans are particularly juvenile:
'Youth crime' is an expression commonly heard. The perpetrators of these youth crimes are generally referred to as 'juvenile offenders.'
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