delinquent behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdelinquentandbehaviour
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delinquent
adjective
uk/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/us/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/
illegal or not acceptable, or behaving in a way that is illegal or ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofdelinquentandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The result for some children may be poor performance at school or disturbed anddelinquentbehaviour.
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In the ratings made for the subjects when aged from 13 to 16,delinquentbehaviourand ' other problems ' were weakly associated with these symptoms.
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Families whose children displaydelinquentbehaviourare families already under stress.
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There is also some evidence of a causal connection between lead levels anddelinquentbehaviour.
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From these items eight syndrome scales are derived, these being social withdrawal, somatic complaints, anxiety-depression, social problems, thought problems, attention problems,delinquentbehaviourand aggressive behaviour.
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For six years they have been brought up in the best possible breeding ground fordelinquentbehaviour.
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I believe that these orders will provide an intensive opportunity to change a young person'sdelinquentbehaviour.
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In my view,delinquentbehaviouris very rare, but delinquent mentality is widespread among our prosperous proletariat.
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An extension of a current study indelinquentbehaviour, to obtain information on aggressive behaviour by teenage boys, will extend into 1974.
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This can be manifested in the form ofdelinquentbehaviouror other behavioural problems that beset the child then or later in life as an adult.
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A school was able to list a set of boys who were classified as prone to aggression anddelinquentbehaviour.
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But the backbiting may be perceived as a form ofdelinquentbehaviourdue to an inferiority complex.
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