juvenile

Definition von juvenile im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: an actor playing a child's role; an animal that is not sexually mature; young; not fully developed; a prepubescent child; a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence; characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish; characteristic of youth; {a} young, youthful, gay, brisk, lively; (noun) Law a person below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible (18 in most countries); (adjective) childish; (noun) a young person, bird, or animal; (adjective) for or relating to young people, birds, or animals; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"; A newly hatched, newly born, or very young individual; of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"; Typically refers to any fish not yet an adult; Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance; A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult. The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years; Juvenile offenders receive special treatment and the overriding emphasis is on rehabilitation rather than punishment, with criminal proceedings being avoided wherever possible There is a juvenile court where crimes committed by children are tried; A person under the age of 18 years (see Minor); {i} young person, youth, adolescent; Person under the age of 21 years, or as defined in the local jurisdiction as under the age of majority; Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports; A young person or youth; used sportively or familiarly; disapproval If you describe someone's behaviour as juvenile, you are critical of it because you think that it is silly or childish. He's a typical male, as he gets older he becomes more juvenile. = childish; The early stage in the life cycle of anadromous fish when they migrate downstream to the ocean; The stage in the life cycle of anadromous fish when they migrate downstream to the ocean; {s} young; of or pertaining to youth or young people; childish, immature; A person under the age of 18, who is still under parental supervision; a youthful person; 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; I start calling a baby a juvenile when it's around six or seven months old By that time they have a fair amount of red on their heads and are starting to travel independently more often; an actor playing a childs role; – (in Hosta) the pre-adult stages of a plant usually exemplified by more pointed, narrower leaves,fewer vein pairs, thinner marginal variegation, faster growth rate, and often smaller leaf and clump size; A young bird in immature plummage; A person below the age of 16 or 18, as the law of the state decrees; A young fish or animal that has not reached sexual maturity; Juvenile activity or behaviour involves young people who are not yet adults. Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate; a children's book; Strictly speaking, a juvenile is any fish which is not yet sexually mature In the context of this type of fish survey, however, it is most often used interchangeably with young-of-year (YOY); – Young; A person under the age of 17 years •Children & Criminal Law; a youthful person of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions; person under 16 years old
juvenile delinquent: A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence
juvenile delinquents: plural form of juvenile delinquent
The ratio of families who have juvenile delinquents and are on welfare relief is 4.9 times higher than families in general according to judicial statistics. Although the ratio of poor families with juvenile delinquents is relatively low, juvenile delinquents are more likely to come from poor families than from other families.
juvenile diabetes: The disease whose main symptom is that the body does not produce insulin
juvenile party: A party attended by juveniles, frequently where beer and other alcoholic beverages are illegally consumed
juvenile-delinquent: Attributive form of juvenile delinquent
Juvenile delinquency: Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers
juvenile crime: Juvenile delinquency or juvenile crime refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers
juvenile delinquency: Juvenile delinquency or juvenile crime refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers
juvenile hall: A juvenile hall, also known a youth detention center, is a prison for people from the age of responsibility, which varies by jurisdiction, to the age of majority, which also varies by jurisdiction. An offender residing in a center is colloquially referred to as a juvie, and the center is often referred to colloquially by the same name by the general public
juvenile body: the body of a young person
juvenile court: a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children
juvenile court: A juvenile court is a court which deals with crimes committed by young people who are not yet old enough to be considered as adults. A court with jurisdiction over all cases involving children under a specified age, usually 18 years. Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial behaviour by the child. Most statutes provide that all persons under a given age (often 18 years) must first be processed by the juvenile court, which can then, at its discretion, assign the case to an ordinary court. Before the creation of the first juvenile court, in Chicago in 1899, and the subsequent creation of other such courts in the United States and other countries (e.g., Canada in 1908; England in 1908; France in 1912; Russia in 1918; Poland in 1919; Japan in 1922; and Germany in 1923), juveniles were tried in the same courts as adults
juvenile court: court of law where minors are tried
juvenile delinquency: legal offenses committed by minors, antisocial behavior on the part of young persons
juvenile delinquency: Juvenile delinquency is destruction of property and other criminal behaviour that is committed by young people who are not old enough to be legally considered as adults. Antisocial or criminal behavior by children or adolescents
juvenile delinquency squad: police division which deals with offenses committed by minors
juvenile delinquent: A juvenile delinquent is a young person who is guilty of committing crimes, especially destruction of property or violence. A juvenile guilty of antisocial or criminal behavior. a child or young person who behaves in a criminal way delinquency
juvenile delinquent: person under the age of 18 who displays antisocial or illegal behavior
juvenile diabetes: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
juvenile diabetes: acute form of diabetes appearing in children (requires daily injections of insulin)
juvenile hormone: A hormone in arthropod larvae that inhibits ecdysone, thereby preventing molting and the development of larvae into adults until its level drops
juvenile investigator: one who specializes in investigating crimes committed by minors
juvenile judge: judge who presides over a juvenile court (court of law where minors are tried)
juvenile offender: person under the age of 18 who has committed a legal offense
juvenile wart: a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children
juvenile water: {i} (Geology) magmatic water, water brought to the surface of the earth from very deep from rising movement of igneous rocks; steam that comes along with volcanic eruptions
A juvenile: juvenal
juveniles: plural of juvenile