juvenile court

noun

Updated on: 8 Apr 2018

Definition of juvenile court

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

Recent Examples of juvenile court from the Web

The 17-year-olds are expected to appear in juvenile court.

— genevieve bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago man, 2 teens face burglary charges in Niles, suspected in other north and west suburban break-ins," 4 Apr. 2018
The teen is scheduled to appear in juvenile court Wednesday.

— christine dempsey, courant.com, "State Police: Snapchat Threats Brought Troopers To Vinal Tech," 3 Apr. 2018
Originally convicted and given 10 years’ probation in juvenile court, Couch was sent to jail in April 2016 for 720 days after an online video surfaced of him at a party where alcohol was served.

— jeff truesdell, PEOPLE.com, "'Affluenza Teen' Released From Jail in Fatal Drunk Driving Case — But Mom Remains Behind Bars," 2 Apr. 2018
The decision by the juvenile court judge to put him on probation for 10 years outraged victims' families and anti-drunk driving advocates.

— madison park, CNN, "Ethan Couch of 'affluenza' case released from jail," 2 Apr. 2018
The students were referred to juvenile court on suspicion of disorderly conduct and were then released to their parents, according to the Sierra Vista police department.

— gabrielle olivera, azcentral, "Rifle replica prompted police response at Arizona high school," 26 Mar. 2018
He was later convicted in juvenile court and was ordered not to consume alcohol.

— prescotte stokes iii, star-telegram, "'Affluenza teen' will have strict curfew, alcohol monitoring once he's released | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 25 Mar. 2018
The boy is expected to appear in juvenile court this week for the expletive-laden racist rant, though authorities are not releasing his name due to his age.

— benjamin fearnow, Newsweek, "13-Year-Old Arrested for Terroristic Threats After Racist NAACP Voicemails," 21 Mar. 2018
Hoskins was arraigned by Judge Melissa Powers in juvenile court on Jan. 11.

— sarah brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "Deters: Teen accused of killing Alexandrea 'Sissy' Thompson could face life in prison," 19 Jan. 2018

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