Definition of DELINQUENT CHILD in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DELINQUENT CHILD
An infant of not more than specified age, Phillips v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 20 S.W.2d 790, 791, who has violated any law or who is incorrigible; (prostitute) Bolker v. State, 134 Neb. 255, 278 N.W. 377, 379; (thief) Rose v. State, 137 Tex.Cr.R. 316, 129 S.W.2d 639, 640; (felony) State v. Connally, 190 La. 175, 182 So. 318, 319.
Although the terms dependent child and delinquent child, as used in juvenile court law, are largely synonymous, State v. Clevenger, 161 Wash. 306, 296 P. 1054; a neglected and dependent child is not necessarily a delinquent child. In re Santillanes, 47 N.M. 140, 138 P.2d 503, 513.
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