Juvenile as a noun means a young person, bird, or other animal; describes a person below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible; adolescent; youth; or teenager. Example sentence:
The juvenile could not be put into the cage with the adult chimps until it was strong enough to fend for itself.
Juvenile as an adjective is of, for, or relating to young people, birds, or other animals; childish; youthful; young; or adolescent. Example sentence:
My brother went to a juvenile facility when he was eight because my dad made him take the blame for shooting his uncle.
I wish they would let me use juvenile test subjects for my Cortexiphan experiments...
The juvenile Parker was killed in a gang battle
For serious crimes, a juvenile can sometimes be tried as an adult. The jail will not put a juvenile offender in a cell with an adult offender.
He was given a more lenient sentence than an adult might have received because he was still a juvenile offender.
my mom was working at a jail were juvenile's went
The boy in juvenile detention became inviolate for helping clean around.
A juvenile may serve the rest of a sentence during detention. In some cases, a juvenile may be able to serve his sentence out at home under house arrest.
(noun: underage person) He was tried as a juvenile, and not as an adult which would have yielded harsher punishment. (adjective: underage, immature) His behavior was often juvenile, and he would shout at you if who disagreed with him. The juvenile raccoon was still trying to follow its mother around.
I couldn't believe that Ayla was carrying on such a juvenile conversation.
File a motion with the juvenile court to appeal the sentence.
The delinquent teenager was caught shoplifting at the mall.
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The length of a juvenile life sentence varies depending on the legal system. In some jurisdictions, juveniles may be eligible for parole or early release after serving a certain portion of their sentence. Generally, a juvenile life sentence can range from several years to life imprisonment.