juvenile court


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

Origin of juvenile court

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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How to use juvenile court in a sentence

  • The juvenile court Committee developed a staff of probation officers, which finally had twenty-two members.

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  • Its work during the next eight years was an integral part of the administration of the 204 juvenile court.

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  • At the very first session of the Chicago juvenile court there appeared two women.

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  • Bennie had been one of those little tragedies that find their way into juvenile court.

  • Which alone was enough to distinguish Bennie, for juvenile court children, as a rule, are distinctly not kissable.

British Dictionary definitions for juvenile court

juvenile court

noun
  1. the former name for youth court

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