One who commits a status offense; especially a juvenile delinquent taken into state care for uncontrollable behavior at home.

An action that is prohibited to a certain class of people, such as consumption of alcohol by minors, or mixed-race marriages under apartheid.

plural of status offense

Of a ranking that is high or superior in a social or professional hierarchy.

Of a ranking that is low or inferior in a social or professional hierarchy.

(uncommon) Alternative form of status quo

plural of status in quo

plural of status group

(social sciences) A group of people within a society who can be differentiated by non-economic qualities such as honor, prestige, ethnicity, race, and religion.

plural of status quo ante