单词 | predelinquent |
释义 | > as lemmaspredelinquent predelinquent adj. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt/ , U.S. /ˌpridəˈlɪŋkwənt/ having characteristics believed to indicate a predisposition towards delinquency.ΚΠ 1920 Boston Daily Globe 14 Dec. 18/4 At the round table discussion the ‘Needs of the Pre-Delinquent Boy and Girl’ was discussed by Miss Anne P. Hincks of the Bethesda Society. 1977 M. Edelman Polit. Lang. iv. 69 Affluent adults may be ‘predelinquent’ or ‘prepsychotic’; but it is not behavior that governs the connotations of these terms, but, rather, the statistical chances for a group and the belief that poor children are high risks. 2004 Roanoke (Virginia) Times (Nexis) 24 Apr. b7 We will target at-risk youth and those who already have exhibited predelinquent behavior and steer them into productive activities. pre-delinquent pre-delinquent n. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt/ , U.S. /ˌpridəˈlɪŋkwənt/ a person having characteristics believed to indicate a predisposition towards delinquency.ΚΠ 1932 R. H. Gault Criminology c. 446 As time goes on such a record will prove to be invaluable in making the diagnosis both of delinquents and pre-delinquents. 1997 Social Forces 76 121 Pre-delinquents do not reveal a despair or distress born of a disjunction between their economic aspirations and expectations. < as lemmas |
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