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

Recent Examples on the Web

The identity of the teen, whose case remains in juvenile court, has not been released. — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 June 2026

Mears said his office has filed a petition to move the teen’s case, currently in juvenile court, to adult court. — Kristine Phillips, USA Today, 6 June 2026

Some states allow prosecutors to ask juvenile court judges to waive jurisdiction after a hearing on the case. — Jay Blitzman, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for juvenile court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort

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