juvenile court
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of juvenile court
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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For instance, media coverage and public access to juvenile court documents are often restricted to minimise psychological harm caused by undue publicity.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A legal change in 2011 allowed juvenile offenders serving life without parole to recall their sentence and seek a resentencing in juvenile court, where the longest possible outcome is confinement up to age 25.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
It was a retired juvenile court judge, Laurence Bellon, who began to speak about the issue in terms of human trafficking.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
A Santa Cruz Superior Court judge sought to transfer the case out of the juvenile court system, arguing that the law was unconstitutional, but the California State Supreme Court upheld the law in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
He was going to juvenile court to be there for one of the kids that he counseled.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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