juvenile court

noun

1. a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.

juvenile court

noun

1. the former name for youth court

Word History and Origins

Origin of juvenile court¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

On Thursday, the juvenile court of nearby Aquila suspended the couple's parental responsibility and ordered the transfer of the children to a protective home with their mother.

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A tenth man from Sudan was a minor at the time of the tragedy and is being referred to a juvenile court.

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In California, 12 is the minimum age at which a minor can be held criminally responsible for charges in juvenile court.

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She’s all but doomed to be bourgeois and neurotic, as if a juvenile court has sentenced her to live in a New Yorker cartoon.

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In California, a 15-year-old charged with murder must be tried in juvenile court.

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