| 单词 | youth court |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyouth court youth court n. Law (a) a court of law for the trial of young offenders; (b) originally U.S. an informal court in which young people act as jurors, lawyers, etc., in the legal proceedings against peers accused of minor offences, used as an alternative to the traditional court process. ΚΠ 1931 China Press 5 Mar. 16/3 The trial..will be conducted not by the ordinary courts, but by a special youth court. 1958 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 7 Apr. 4/1 The boy or girl speeder is brought before 12 of his peers... The youth court determines the punishment. 1976 Brit. Jrnl. Criminol. 16 69 The Act proposes that..youth courts have exclusive jurisdiction over youths 14-17 years of age. 2004 K. Gay Volunteering i. 2 In numerous U.S. cities and towns teenage volunteers serve on a youth court, which hears misdemeanor offenses for juveniles. 2014 A. Robinson Found. Youth Justice xv. 237 The youth court cannot deal with homicide cases. < as lemmas |
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