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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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El-Sayed said he stressed he didn’t want to manage a juvenile jail when he took the job, and it was later spun out of his department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Man, imagine 10, 15, 20 years to come, what we going to have," Duwai said after a fishing trip one night yielded only tiny, juvenile fish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Young stars begin with a juvenile, gas-rich protoplanetary disk where forming planets can reside.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

“My experience across criminal, juvenile, civil, administrative and government law has uniquely prepared me to serve wherever the court needs me,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In addition to the dozens of cases already on our juvenile docket, we were quickly overwhelmed.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm said sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without parole was unusual because of their youth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Prof Evans said it fell from 14-16 million juveniles a year, to a little more than 200,000.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

"Orcas often tear apart prey and share it with other members of the group, including calves and juveniles."

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The findings come from an analysis of 17 tyrannosaur fossils spanning a wide range of ages, from young juveniles to massive adults.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026

Citing the severity of the crime, the district attorney will charge him as an adult, stripping him of the protections normally given to juveniles.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater


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