juvenile court
12
3.9
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːvənɪl kɔrt/
:
juzgado de menores
- Two hundred eighty-six juvenile shoplifters petitioned a large, urban Michigan juvenile court to participate in this study.
- juvenile court judges
- juvenile court probation
- juvenile court youths
Examples
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He'll be turned over to the juvenile court... for drug abuse in school.
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Your parents have remanded you to the care of juvenile court.
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Were you ever taken to juvenile court?
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One of the primary reasons was that the case is in juvenile court.
Blog text (18) -
Do you realize we probably would have been having this discussion in juvenile court a year ago?
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The child, Martha, will remain a ward of the juvenile court.
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We can petition the juvenile court alleging the boy's in need of supervision.
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Like the schools themselves, the juvenile courts have become more attentive to children's rights.
Academic text (1998) -
Furthermore, a number of state legislatures restricted the discretion of juvenile court judges.
Academic text (1998) -
The child, Martha, will remain a ward of the juvenile court.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
76
3.2
A place where a judge hears and decides cases about the law
2
3.1
A place where a judge hears cases and gives decisions
2
3.8
A place where judges decide legal cases and apply the law
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
How High
- US
656
3.1
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Formal
18
5.0
12
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'juvenile' (relating to young people) + 'court' (a legal forum), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a court that handles cases involving children or youth. This noun–noun combination is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'tribunal de menores' / French 'tribunal pour enfants') and follows standard English naming patterns, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Juvenile court comes from the words juvenile (a young person) and court (a place where judges make decisions). It was made so children are treated differently and given help and protection, so it means 'a court that deals with young people'.