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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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Truancy without an explanation can trigger sanctions including fines, community service orders or juvenile supervision measures.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Instead, the cells appeared to regress into a more juvenile form.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

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

Previous assignments include juvenile dependency and civil litigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The juvenile population in America increased from 1994 to 2000, but the juvenile crime rate declined, leading academics who had originally supported the “super-predator” theory to disclaim it.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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