Status offender

Definition - Noun
: a juvenile under the jurisdiction of the court because of acts that would not be criminal if committed by an adult but that indicate the child is beyond parental control
compare juvenile delinquent youthful offender



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in personam jurisdiction

the jurisdiction granted a court over persons before it that allows the court to issue a binding judgment


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