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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a medical study that followed juveniles through adolescence and into adulthood
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Recent Examples of juveniles
Separately, all three juveniles were each issued a juvenile summons on charges of evading responsibility with property damage, second-degree larceny, second-degree criminal mischief and interfering with an officer, according to state police.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
All three juveniles were released to the custody of their parents.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Multiple juveniles were playing loud music and yelling profanities.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
In unrelated incidents, two juveniles were arrested for being in possession of firearms along the parade route and police came in contact with a person who was in possession of an AR-15 style rifle.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Seven people have been arrested, including three juveniles, after a monthlong investigation by Oakland Police Department led to search warrants, and the recovery of at least ten firearms, according to a release from the department on Friday.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
There were also three juveniles in the vehicle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The juveniles were each issued a summons and released to their parents.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The juveniles gliding through the North Yuba today recently hatched from eggs that were deposited by scientists last fall.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
All three juveniles were released to the custody of their parents.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Multiple juveniles were playing loud music and yelling profanities.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
In unrelated incidents, two juveniles were arrested for being in possession of firearms along the parade route and police came in contact with a person who was in possession of an AR-15 style rifle.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Seven people have been arrested, including three juveniles, after a monthlong investigation by Oakland Police Department led to search warrants, and the recovery of at least ten firearms, according to a release from the department on Friday.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
There were also three juveniles in the vehicle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The juveniles were each issued a summons and released to their parents.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The juveniles gliding through the North Yuba today recently hatched from eggs that were deposited by scientists last fall.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Juveniles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juveniles. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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