noun
pre-delinquency; likelihood of committing a crime
Legal term referring to a juvenile who, based on their behavior or environment, is considered likely to commit a crime in the future. Often used in the phrase 虞犯少年.
See also: 虞犯少年
虞犯少年として家庭裁判所に送致された。
He was referred to the family court as a pre-delinquent juvenile.
虞犯の要件を満たすかどうかが争点となった。
Whether the conditions for pre-delinquency were met became the point of contention.
虞犯少年 is the full compound meaning 'pre-delinquent juvenile'; 虞犯 alone is the abstract concept or attribute.
Compound of 虞 (concern, fear) and 犯 (crime, offense), literally 'fear of offense'. The term is a legal coinage used in the Japanese Juvenile Law.