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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

Scientists say the Riodeva fossil site continues to yield valuable material, including additional bones from the same adult dinosaur and rare juvenile remains.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Previous assignments include juvenile dependency and civil litigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

Now, with juvenile incarceration rates sinking, only half of the twelve thirty-bed units were open, and each of those was only half full.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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