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young offenders

young offenders is the plural of young offender.

Meaning of young offender

Noun

young offender (plural young offenders)

  1. 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

Questions about young offenders

What is young offenders the plural of?
Young offenders is the plural of young offender.

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