delinquent boy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdelinquentandboy
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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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boy
noun[C]
uk/bɔɪ/us/bɔɪ/
a male child or, more generally, a male of ...
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(Definition ofdelinquentandboyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I came across a case only the day before yesterday in which onedelinquentboyhad two delinquent elder brothers.
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Trajectories of crime among delinquent boys followed to age 70.
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Why should these boys, who, after all, are delinquent boys, be given legal rights such as none of us would ask for our own children?
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I have a good deal of experience with delinquent boys.
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Why should delinquent boys get better treatment than lads who behave themselves?
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It has astounded me how often there are other delinquent boys in the same family.
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I have asked a good many of these delinquent boys what sort of comics they like best.
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It was later found that, at the time, he was holding the position of house father in a reception centre for delinquent boys.
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Then there is the further disadvantage, that delinquent boys are more likely than others to bring false accusations against members of the staff.
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Let us remember that although the number of delinquent boys has increased there has also been an increase in the total number of boys at the same time.
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I was responsible for some three years for the life, health and training of from thirty to nearly seventy delinquent boys between the ages of twelve and seventeen.
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Later that day the delinquent boys take all the silver in the house and also try to steal their station wagon.
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The state purchased the property in 1909 and adapted it for use as an industrial school for troubled and delinquent boys.
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In 1950, he started his career dealing with youth as a counselor at a probation ranch home for delinquent boys.
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Farms surrounded the camp that had been a delinquent boys' school prior to the war.
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The building was originally constructed in 1892 as the drill hall for a training school for delinquent boys.
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In turn, one-third of the delinquent boys in this study were assigned to a treatment program designed to improve role taking skills.
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