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 group already was living in New Mexico when a Georgia juvenile court issued a pickup order for the boy after his mother petitioned for emergency custody. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Under the new law, more cases involving young people can begin in juvenile court rather than automatically being handled in adult court. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Vasquez said his office would seek to move the case from juvenile court to adult court, emphasizing the safety of the students and staff. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026

He was later found delinquent in Pennsylvania juvenile court. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 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