youthful offender

noun

A juvenile offender whose crime is serious enough that they can be sentenced as an adult.

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Meanings

nounyouthful offender (plural youthful offenders)

plural youthful offenders

  1. criminologyA juvenile offender whose crime is serious enough that they can be sentenced as an adult.
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APA

youthful offender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthful%20offender

MLA

“youthful offender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthful%20offender. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youthful offender,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthful%20offender.

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