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| adjudge | to pass on judicially; decide, settle, decree |
| adjudicatory | the ability or authority to hear a case |
| apprehend | to arrest, take hold of, take into custody; to fear |
| assessment | charge levied against real property; valuation of property; act of apportioning an amount to be paid; an appraisal or evaluation |
| delinquency | juvenile actions or conduct in violation of criminal law, juvenile statute offenses, and other juvenile misbehavior |
| delinquent | a juvenile who has been adjudged by a judicial officer of a juvenile court to have committed a delinquent act |
| eviction | legal process by which one in possession of real property is removed therefrom in favor of the owner |
| incorrigible | not capable of being corrected, disciplined or improved in conduct |
| intake | the process by which a juvenile referral is received by personnel of a probation agency, juvenile court or special unit, and a decision made to close the case, or refer the juvenile to another agency, or place him/her under some kind of care or supervision, or file a petition in a juvenile court |
| juvenile | young person; youth defined by statute |
| option | ability to choose between alternatives; privilege, usually in nature of contract, giving the holder right to act within a given time on agreed terms |
| peddling | to travel about selling goods; to engage in the illicit sale of ; to occupy oneself with triffles |
| petition | a written request to the court asking for the exercise of its judicial powers, or asking for permission to perform some act where the authorization of a court is required |
| potential | possible but not yet existing; possibility for future change or development |
| psychiatric | of or relating to mental disorders |
| psychological | of or relating to, or arising from the mind or emotions; influencing or intended to influence the mind or emotions |
| psychologist | social scientists, academic professionals, and clinical professionals who conduct research, teach and/or treat patients with issues relating to, or arising from the mind or emotions |
| statistics | the science of collection, organization, and interpretation of data |
| status offense | an act or conduct which is declared by statute to be an offense, but only when committed or engaged in by a juvenile, and which can be adjudicated by a juvenile court |
| truant | somebody who is absent without permission or good reason, especially from school |
| ungovernable | incapable of being restrained or controlled |
| wayward | uncontrollably independent; erratic or unpredictable |
