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juvenile

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1. juvenile - Noun

2. juvenile - Adjective

3. juvenile - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.

Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.

A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When a juvenile offender commits a heinous crime, the State can exact forfeiture of some of the most basic liberties, but the State cannot extinguish his life and his potential to attain a mature understanding of his own humanity. Anthony Kennedy

It is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile death penalty. Anthony Kennedy

Rock and roll is a music, and why should a music contribute to ... juvenile delinquency? If people are going to be juvenile delinquents, they're going to be delinquents if they hear ... Mother Goose rhymes. Elvis Presley

I still can't believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I was locked up in a juvenile home and he came to visit. I've never forgotten it. Mike Tyson

Yes, there is a ton of information on the web, but much of it is egregiously inaccurate, unedited, unattributed and juvenile. John Updike

The mocked may grow up to dignity, but the mocker will never outgrow his juvenile behaviour. Finnish Proverb

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