PINS

PINS
/pinz/, n.
a person of less than 16 years of age placed under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court because of habitual disobedience, intractability, or antisocial but noncriminal behavior.
[P(erson) I(n) N(eed of) S(upervision)]

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