underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-dər-ˈāj 
1
: of less than mature or legal age
2
: done by or involving underage persons
underage drinking
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They were not allowed into the club because they were underage.
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Despite the probation, the underage pledges, Serrano and Larsen, drank alcohol and moved forward with the skit, prosecutors said.
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When the large group showed up and confronted the victim, one underage student allegedly assaulted him while Brainard laughed, as caught in campus videos cited by police in the documents, per WVCB.
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Their youngest kids, Knox and Vivienne are now 16 and are the only two of the six who are still underage.
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A 59-year-old New Jersey man who recorded five women and an underage teenager in a Garden State bathroom has been sentenced to five years behind bars.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
When the large group showed up and confronted the victim, one underage student allegedly assaulted him while Brainard laughed, as caught in campus videos cited by police in the documents, per WVCB.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Their youngest kids, Knox and Vivienne are now 16 and are the only two of the six who are still underage.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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