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
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.
juvenile likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
Standard kanji form used in legal contexts.
Alternative spelling using kana for the first character; sometimes seen in official documents.
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.