juvenile court
noun
: a court that has special jurisdiction over delinquent and dependent children usually up to the age of 18
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The teen is charged with multiple counts of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal trespass and is expected to be charged in juvenile court, officials said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The sheriff said the 15-year-old now faces charges in juvenile court.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Efforts like Carter’s would reverse the process, starting the case in juvenile court.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
The teenager, who was 13 at the time of Stephens’ death, was adjudicated delinquent in October after a juvenile court determined his involvement in the crime.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
The sheriff said the 15-year-old now faces charges in juvenile court.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Efforts like Carter’s would reverse the process, starting the case in juvenile court.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
The teenager, who was 13 at the time of Stephens’ death, was adjudicated delinquent in October after a juvenile court determined his involvement in the crime.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Juvenile court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juvenile%20court. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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