To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Definition of juvenile court
: 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 petition is a request for the juvenile court to find a parent is unable to properly care for a child.
—
Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic, "'Life would have been a lot simpler': He thought adopting grandkids would save them. He spent years trying," 4 Dec. 2019 Burton's attorneys tried to have his case transferred to juvenile court, but later, on May 29, decided to plead guilty as an adult to first-degree reckless homicide.
—
Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Teen gets 18 years in prison for fatal robbery of 19-year-old," 18 Nov. 2019 The 17-year-old faces charges in juvenile court on suspicion of one count of aggravated assault, one count of assisting a criminal street gang and two counts of misconduct involving weapons, according to court documents.
—
Chelsea Curtis, azcentral, "Court records: Photographer was shot 9 times at Phoenix park after objecting to racial slurs," 9 Oct. 2019 Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters in 2013 asked the common pleas court to appoint the special prosecutors because his office already was representing Hunter, then a juvenile court judge, in civil matters.
—
Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, "Documents: Tracie Hunter owes $34,000 in court costs," 24 July 2019 She will be charged in juvenile court for disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.
—
cleveland, "Woman claims abuse by NBA player: South Euclid Police Blotter," 21 Nov. 2019 On Wednesday, in juvenile court, the teen boy pleaded true— the equivalent of guilty— to murder, Stark County Assistant Prosecutor Michelle Cordova tells PEOPLE.
—
Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, "Boy, 13, Pleads Guilty to Killing Teen Girl Because He Falsely Thought She Was Pregnant," 19 Nov. 2019 Adkins, who was 19 at the time of the spree, worked often with his younger brothers whose cases were handled in juvenile court, Thomas said.
—
Cory Shaffer, cleveland, "Cleveland man who likened himself to actor Paul Walker in The Fast and the Furious movies gets 20 years in prison for crime spree," 7 Nov. 2019 After processing, they were both released to their parents pending an appearance in juvenile court at a later date, Det.
—
Eric Levenson, CNN, "Allegations of racial abuse at high school football game 'egregious,' New Jersey police chief says," 22 Oct. 2019
See MoreThese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'juvenile court.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on juvenile court
What made you want to look up juvenile court? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share juvenile court
Time Traveler for juvenile court
The first known use of juvenile court was in 1899
See more words from the same year