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Definition of youth custody noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

youth custody

noun

/ˌjuːθ ˈkʌstədi/

/ˌjuːθ ˈkʌstədi/

[uncountable] (British English)

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a period of time when a young criminal is kept in a type of prison as a punishment
- He was sentenced to two years' youth custody.
- a youth custody centre
Topics Crime and punishmentc2

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