juvenile court
noun
: a court that has special jurisdiction over delinquent and dependent children usually up to the age of 18
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Others faced terrorism charges in juvenile courts presided over by judges who disregarded international protections for children.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
In California, 12 is the minimum age a child can be held criminally responsible for charges in juvenile court, per the outlet.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Those plaintiffs were ordered into custody by juvenile courts after law enforcement contact, and allegedly abused inside facilities like the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa and Youth Transition Campus in Kearny Mesa.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
They have since been charged by prosecutors with second-degree assault and a hate crime in juvenile court, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
In California, 12 is the minimum age a child can be held criminally responsible for charges in juvenile court, per the outlet.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Those plaintiffs were ordered into custody by juvenile courts after law enforcement contact, and allegedly abused inside facilities like the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa and Youth Transition Campus in Kearny Mesa.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
They have since been charged by prosecutors with second-degree assault and a hate crime in juvenile court, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Juvenile court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juvenile%20court. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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