nondelinquent
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/
- Standardized measures of academic performance indicated that incarcerated youth function at a significantly lower level than their nondelinquent peers.
- nondelinquent peers
- nondelinquent adolescents
- nondelinquent youth
Examples
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With respect to specific reading skills, Meltzer, Roditi, and Fenton (1986) reported that word recognition and reading comprehension skills of incarcerated youth were at the sixth-grade level, almost one year below achievement levels of nondelinquent youth with and without learning disabilities.
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So, too, do the processes that contribute to that success: engagement with adult role models at school; association with nondelinquent peers; and parents who monitor the boy closely.
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These private facilities are concentrated in special training schools, shelters for status offenders and nondelinquent youth, and group homes or halfway houses.
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Finally, the family therapist emphasizes the necessity for the youth to associate with nondelinquent peers.
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Incarcerated youth have demonstrated significant reading, math, written, and oral language deficits when compared to their nondelinquent peers.
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Meltzer et al. (1984) reported that incarcerated juvenile young men had significantly lower math scores than their nondelinquent peers.
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The findings supported the central assumptions of the study; namely, dropout delinquents living in institutions showed a lower level of overall intelligence as compared with dropout delinquents living at home and nondelinquent adolescents living at home.
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In 1992, however, momentary renewal of interest in deinstitutionalization led to congressional hearings and some limitations on the criminalization and incarceration of girls for nondelinquent behavior.
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It is important for young people to connect with nondelinquent individuals to build a healthy social circle.
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The school program aims to provide mentorship for nondelinquent students, fostering positive development.
Synonyms
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3.8
Not involving illegal actions and not punishable by law
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6.8
Not found guilty in court
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
nondelinquent = delinquent (transparent) = non + delinquent
Formed by the productive prefix 'non-' added to the known adjective 'delinquent', yielding a straightforward negation.
Etymology
Nondelinquent is made from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and delinquent, which once meant 'failing to do what you should'. So a nondelinquent loan or student is 'not late' and has done what they must, for example by paying on time.