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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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County’s juvenile halls are housed in what’s commonly referred to as a “step down” setting before they are released to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

Glass eels are juvenile eels, aged one to two years, that have just completed their migration across the Atlantic from the Sargasso Sea.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The study reported that larvae extraction could reduce agave populations by up to 57 percent, with juvenile plants especially affected because they are often harvested for larvae even though they are important for population persistence.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Average cost of juvenile incarceration for one twelve-month stay: $146,302.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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