juvenile
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːvənɪl/
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menor
- He's a juvenile, and his public defender made a deal -- he's dumping on me?
- juveniles and adults
- released juveniles
- a year-old juvenile
So plasticity clearly takes place in the juveniles and not in the adults.
- So plasticity clearly takes place in the juveniles and not in the adults.
- And that was a maximum security facility for juveniles.
- He was actually the one that when I got caught as a as a juvenile and I said, Carlos, you know what mother fucker?
- They were eating juveniles and in contrast few, sorry few examples of feeding on adult dinosaurs which we think happened pre mortem.
- We ended up seeing like a mother and juvenile is really cool.
Examples
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We're starting even to have trauma informed practices in some juvenile justice facilities.
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Most groups are of juvenile dinosaurs, and they're the group that are most at risk to predation.
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We have very large numbers of juveniles out there.
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How does it feel to be a juvenile delinquent?
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A juvenile got arrested tonight... and he said that Abby was with him.
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No person who's ever committed a crime while they were a juvenile should ever be held accountable as a criminal.
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They gave me an option to go to nine months in, in juvenile hall or six months in a rehab.
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In the school setting, the juvenile is exposed to teachers and school-related personnel.
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He says to understand the entrepreneur, you first have to understand the psychology of a juvenile delinquent.
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Each year, many juveniles participate in summer sports camps designed to help them develop their skills.
Synonyms
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A young person, usually a child
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A young person who is not yet an adult, often a son or daughter
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A person between 13 and 19 years old
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A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
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A young person aged 13 to 19
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1.0
A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
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2.8
A person who is not yet an adult by law
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A young person, often a boy or young man
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3.5
A young person between childhood and adulthood, often aged 13 to 18
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9.3
A friendly way to say child or young animal
A person under the legal age of adulthood
Antonyms
Compounds
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5.3
A young person under 18 who breaks the law, for example by stealing or damaging things
- Specialized
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3.2
A long term illness in young people whose body cannot make insulin so they need injections
- Archaic
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4.7
Long-term swelling and pain in the joints of children that can affect bone growth
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4.1
A disease in children and young people where the body cannot control blood sugar and needs insulin
- Offensive
A rare childhood disease passed from parents that causes gradual blindness, loss of thinking ability, and early death
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
Juvenile comes from the Latin juvenis, 'young', and as a noun it means a young person who is not yet an adult. So a 'juvenile' is a youth who may be treated differently by adults or the law.