Juvenile: meaning, definitions and examples
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juvenile
[ หdสuหvษnษl ]
criminal law
Relating to a young person who is not yet legally an adult.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was charged with juvenile delinquency for the vandalism.
- The juvenile offender was sentenced to community service.
biology
An animal that is not fully grown or developed.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The zoo had a special section for juvenile animals.
- The researchers studied the behavior of juvenile birds.
Translations
Translations of the word "juvenile" in other languages:
๐ต๐น juvenil
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฟเคถเฅเคฐ (kishore)
๐ฉ๐ช jugendlich
๐ฎ๐ฉ remaja
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ mลodzieลผowy
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฅใ (wakai)
๐ซ๐ท juvรฉnile
๐ช๐ธ juvenil
๐น๐ท genรง
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฒญ์๋ (cheongsonyeon)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุญุฏุซ (hadith)
๐จ๐ฟ mladistvรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ mladistvรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ้ๅฐๅนด (qฤซngshร oniรกn)
๐ธ๐ฎ mladosten
๐ฎ๐ธ ungmenni
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐัำฉัะฟัััะผ (zhasรถspirim)
๐ฌ๐ช แแฎแแแแแแ แแ (akhalgazrda)
๐ฆ๐ฟ gษnc
๐ฒ๐ฝ juvenil
Etymology
The word 'juvenile' originated from the Latin word 'juvenilis', meaning 'youthful', and has been used in English since the 17th century. It is commonly used to describe young individuals or animals that are not yet fully mature or developed.