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juvenile

[joo-vuh-nl, -nahyl] / ˈdʒu və nl, -ˌnaɪl /


NOUN
young person
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STRONGEST


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The training involved participation and coaching by people who were incarcerated at Graterford prison, in Pennsylvania—many of them juvenile lifers.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

In a decade as a public defender, he’s handled more than 1,000 adult and hundreds of juvenile cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In this study, researchers compared two groups: juvenile mice that were 3 weeks old and adult mice that were 6 months old.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Another sighting and shark rescue occurred in April when a fisherman in Hermosa Beach freed a juvenile great white shark caught on a fishing line.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“It’s my understanding that opposing counsel has offered a sentence of two and a half years in juvenile detention,” Mother said.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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