juvenile court

noun

: a court that has special jurisdiction over delinquent and dependent children usually up to the age of 18

Examples of juvenile court in a Sentence

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His case will be heard in juvenile court in December. Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024 If found guilty and his case remains in juvenile court, he could be held until age 25 with no further sanctions, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024 The name of one of the suspects, a teenager charged in juvenile court, was not publicly available due to his age. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 Four Las Vegas teenagers pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in juvenile court for beating their classmate to death, according to news reports. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for juvenile court 

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of juvenile court was in 1899

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“Juvenile court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juvenile%20court. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

juvenile court

noun
: a court that has jurisdiction over juvenile delinquency proceedings or other civil proceedings involving minors or juveniles compare family court

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