/?d?u?vi/(alsojuvie hall)shortforjuveniledetentioncentre: atypeofprisonforpeoplewho are notoldenough to beconsideredasadults:少年犯管教所,少管所 (juvenile detention centre 的简称)Hespentthebulkof hisadolescencein and out of juvie.他的青少年时代大多花在进进出出少管所上了。If I wascaught, I'd be in juviehallfor aprettylongtime.假如我被抓住,就会在少管中心关好长一阵。Synonymdetention centreMore examples
She herself hadservedtimein juvie.
Hismotherworriedthat if she didn't do somethingsoon, he'd end up in juvie.
When Aaliyahfinallygot out of juvy at 17, she made up hermindto never go back.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPrisons & parts of prisons
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clink
dungeon
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gaoler
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straightjacket
straitjacket
the gulag
warder
young offender institution
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