虞ぐ犯はん少しょう年ねん

noun

juvenile likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender

Legal term under the Japanese Juvenile Act for a minor who, while not having committed a crime, exhibits behavior or circumstances indicating a high risk of future delinquency.

• 虞ぐ犯はん少しょう年ねんとして家か庭てい裁さい判ばん所しょに送そう致ちされた。

  He was referred to the family court as a pre-delinquent juvenile.

• 警けい察さつは虞ぐ犯はん少しょう年ねんの早そう期き発はっ見けんに努つとめている。

  The police are working on early detection of juveniles likely to commit crimes.