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

In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, as well as publishing Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account and other charges, prosecutors said. — Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Under California law, murder charges for 16-year-old suspects must be filed initially in juvenile court; however, prosecutors can then petition a judge to transfer the case to adult court. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

The Bay Area News Group is not naming the foster mother to protect the identity of her son, who was 17 at the time of Jaxon’s death and whose identity is protected by the juvenile court. — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

The case was continued to July 17 and has been transferred to juvenile court, the newspaper reported. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 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