Definitions for juvenile court

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ju′venile court′(n.)

  1. a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally those of less than 18 years.

    Category: Law

Origin of juvenile court:

1895–1900, Amer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. juvenile court(noun)

    a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children


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