youth detention centre

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youth detention centre

noun youth detention centres · youth detention center

A secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings or placement in long-term care facilities and programs.
Similar: juvenile hall, juvie

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noun secure residential facility for young people

中文	少年感化院 shàonián gǎnhuàyuàn, 少年教養所 /少年教养所 shàonián jiàoyǎngsuǒ, 少年拘留所 shàonián jūliúsuǒ, 少管所 shàoguǎnsuǒ
Português	reformatório
Français	prison pour mineurs, prison juvénile
Deutsch	Jugendgefängnis, Jugendstrafanstalt
Русский	колония для несовершеннолетних kolonija dlja nesoveršennoletnix

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@misc{youth_detention_centre_2026,
  title = {youth detention centre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/youth%20detention%20centre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}