juvenile

adjective9 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.9

crimes committed by people who are not yet adults

a young person who has committed a crime

the system of laws and courts for dealing with young criminals

a court of law that deals with young criminals

the period of life before a living thing is a fully developed adult

a young male animal, not yet an adult

the rate at which young animals or people die

a young example of a plant or animal for scientific study

the act of killing a young person as a punishment for a crime