juvenile detention
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːvənɪl dɪˈtɛnʃən/
:
centro de internamiento para menores
- I say part of the year because he was either in jail or in juvenile detention most of the rest of the time.
- juvenile detention facility
- juvenile detention center
- youth offenders in juvenile detention
You're not going to set that in a juvenile detention center.
- You're not going to set that in a juvenile detention center.
Examples
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I spent a year in juvenile detention for stealing cars.
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The number of women in juvenile detention centers has increased dramatically over the past few years.
Blog text (18) -
But for now, 14 days juvenile detention, or 50 hours community service.
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It's a juvenile detention center.
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On any given day, one in 10 was either in jail or juvenile detention.
Academic text (2012) -
He spent time in juvenile detention.
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You're going to juvenile detention.
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Westmount is a juvenile detention center for the criminally insane.
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Keith Pierce, for the crime of spray painting and smashing 50 new cars, you are sentenced to six months at the juvenile detention center.
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After being convicted of robbery, he was sent to a juvenile detention center for rehabilitation.
Synonyms
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9.9
A place where young people are held for crimes
36
4.6
A place where people are kept for a short time, like prisoners or migrants, while their case is decided
10
4.2
A building like a prison where people are kept as punishment and given training
4
8.3
A place where young people who break the law are sent to be taught to behave better
2
4.9
A place where people who broke the law are kept as punishment or while they wait for trial
1
6.5
A place where young people who have broken the law stay temporarily under court supervision
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7.7
A place where young people who broke the law are kept by the court for a short time
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4.1
A place where people found guilty of crimes are kept and given help to change their behaviour
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6.2
A place where young people who broke the law stay temporarily under court care
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9.8
A place where people were kept for minor crimes in the past
A place where authorities keep young people for a short time after breaking the law
A place where people are kept by the government and forced to change their beliefs or behavior
Antonyms
How Secure
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6.3
4
8.3
- US
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3.4
- Formal
187
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'juvenile' (a minor) modifies 'detention' (being held in custody), so the phrase denotes detention specifically for young offenders. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common noun compounding pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand.
Etymology
Juvenile detention is a literal phrase: juvenile means young people and detention means being kept or held. So it refers to 'a place where young people who commit crimes are kept as punishment or to be corrected'.