Comparative law notes
In Brazil, a young offender is a person aged between 12 and 18.
There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- adolescente em conflito com a lei
- menor infrator
juvenile delinquent means:
- juvenile delinquent
- delinquent
- youth offender
- young offender
adolescente em conflito com a lei means:
adolescente em conflito com a lei
substantivo
full
juvenile delinquent
noun
Definitions of juvenile delinquent
a young person who commits crimes, especially minor crimes (although the term is sometimes used to describe young people who commit serious crimes)
One of the arrested 17-year-olds was taken to an institution for juvenile delinquents, where he will stay until his April trial.