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  • 1juvenile court — n: a court that has jurisdiction over juvenile delinquency proceedings or other civil proceedings involving minors or juveniles compare family court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2Juvenile court — A juvenile court or young offender court is a court of law having special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal systems, crimes… …

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  • 3Juvenile Courts — • Tribunals for the trial of children charged with crimes or offences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Juvenile Courts     Juvenile Courts      …

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  • 4Juvenile Protective Association — (JPA) is a private non profit agency devoted to protecting children from abuse and neglect by providing intervention and treatment services to families in Chicago. Mission As a social welfare agency, JPA’s mission is to protect and to promote the …

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  • 5juvenile delinquent — n: a juvenile who commits an act of juvenile delinquency compare status offender, youthful offender Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 6juvenile justice — Introduction       system of laws, policies, and procedures intended to regulate the processing and treatment of nonadult offenders for violations of law and to provide legal remedies that protect their interests in situations of conflict or… …

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  • 7Juvenile delinquency in the United States — In the United States, a juvenile delinquent is a person who has not yet reached the age of majority, and whose behavior has been labeled as a Juvenile delinquent by a court. The specific requirements vary from state to state. In the United States …

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  • 8juvenile — A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law. In some states, this age is seventeen. Under the federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, a juvenile is a person who has not… …

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  • 9juvenile — A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law. In some states, this age is seventeen. Under the federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, a juvenile is a person who has not… …

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  • 10juvenile — adj. & n. adj. 1 a young, youthful. b of or for young persons. 2 suited to or characteristic of youth. 3 often derog. immature (behaving in a very juvenile way). n. 1 a young person. 2 Commerce a book intended for young people. 3 an actor playing …

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