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youth detention centres

youth detention centres is the plural of youth detention centre.

Meaning of youth detention centre

Noun

youth detention centre (plural youth detention centres)

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

Questions about youth detention centres

What is youth detention centres the plural of?
Youth detention centres is the plural of youth detention centre.

Words near youth detention centres in the dictionary

  1. youth custody centres
  2. Youth Day
  3. youth detention center
  4. youth detention centers
  5. youth detention centre
  6. youth detention centres
  7. youth group
  8. youth groups
  9. youth hostel
  10. youth hostels
  11. youth is wasted on the young

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