juvenile
11juvenile — *youthful, puerile, boyish, virgin, virginal, maiden Analogous words: immature, unmatured: callow, green, crude (see RUDE) Antonyms: adult: senile Contrasted words: *mature, matured, grown up …
12juvenile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to young people, birds, or animals. 2) childish. ► NOUN 1) a young person, bird, or animal. 2) Law a person below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible (18 in most countries). DERIVATIVES juvenility …
13juvenile — [jo͞o′və nīl΄, jo͞o′vənəl] adj. [L juvenilis < juvenis,YOUNG] 1. a) young or youthful b) immature or childish 2. of, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young persons 3. Geol. emanating from the interior of the earth for the first… …
14juvenile — 01. One of the suspects in the gang murder is a [juvenile], so he cannot be identified in the media. 02. The [juvenile] suspect was brought before a judge to face a charge of car theft. 03. Two [juveniles] and one adult have been arrested by… …
15juvenile — A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law. In some states, this age is seventeen. Under the federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, a juvenile is a person who has not… …
16juvenile — A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law. In some states, this age is seventeen. Under the federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, a juvenile is a person who has not… …
17Juvenile — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Alben[1] 400 Degreez   US …
18juvenile — [[t]ʤu͟ːvənaɪl[/t]] juveniles 1) N COUNT A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult. [FORMAL] The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years. 2) ADJ:… …
19Juvenile — Between infantile and adult as, for example, in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (onset before age 16 years). * * * ju·ve·nile jü və .nīl, vən əl adj 1) physiologically immature or undeveloped <juvenile fish> 2) of, relating to, characteristic …
20juvenile — ju|ve|nile [ˈdʒu:vənaıl US nəl, naıl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: juvenilis, from juvenis young person ] 1.) [only before noun] law relating to young people who are not yet adults ▪ juvenile crime ▪ a juvenile court 2.) silly and… …