Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Juvenile
n. A person who has not reached the age (usu. 18) at which one should be treated as an adult by the criminaljustice system; MINOR. - juvenile, adj. - juvenility (joo-va-nil-a-tee), n.
juvenile court
A court having jurisdiction over cases involving children under a specified age, usu. 18. - Also termed children's court.
juvenile delinquency
Antisocial behavior by a minor; esp., behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult, but instead is usu. punished by special laws pertaining only to minors. - Also termed delinquent minor. Cf. INCORRIGIBILITY.Juvenile delinquency,' when employed as a technical term rather than merely a descriptive phrase, is entirely a legislative product Rollin M. Perkins & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 940 (3d ed. 1982).
juvenile delinquent
A minor guilty of criminal behavior, which is usu. punished by special laws not pertaining to adults. - Also termed juvenile offender; youthful offender; delinquent minor. See OFFENDER.
juvenile officer
A juvenile-court employee who works with the judge to direct and develop the court's child-welfare work. - Also termed county agent.
juvenile parole
The conditional release of a juvenile offender from confinement. - Also termed aftercare.
juvenile petition
A petition filed in a juvenile court, alleging delinquent conduct by the accused. ( The accusations made in a juvenile petition are tried in an adjudicatory hearing. See adjudicatory hearing under HEARING.