juvenile court
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of juvenile court
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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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
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
In California, a 15-year-old charged with murder must be tried in juvenile court.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
The trial was held in the juvenile court in Paris due to their ages.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025
The last time Cole had seen him, the judge had been wearing a black robe at the arraignment hearing in juvenile court when Cole first pleaded guilty.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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