young offender
young offender noun: a child who has been convicted of a criminal offense.
Noun
young offender (plural young offenders)
- A child who has been convicted of a criminal offense.
- Utterly contradictory policies towards young offenders prevailed in the 80s and 90s, veering between the exploration of non-custodial alternatives and increased sentence lengths, introduced by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994.2020 July 23, Chris Daw, “'A stain on national life': why are we locking up so many children?'”, in The Guardian
young offender meaning in Tamil
young offender in Tamil
- இளந் தவறாளி
Forms of young offender
| plural | young offenders |
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Words formed from young offender
Questions about young offender
- What does young offender mean?
- Young offender means a child who has been convicted of a criminal offense.
- What is young offender in Tamil?
- Young offender in Tamil is இளந் தவறாளி. See Young offender meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is young offender?
- Young offender is a noun.
- What is the plural of young offender?
- The plural of young offender is young offenders.
Words near young offender in the dictionary
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