detention home

detention home

n. A residential facility for the placement of juveniles adjudged to be in need of supervision, awaiting trial, or found guilty of a minor offense.

deten′tion home`

n. a house of correction or detention for juvenile offenders, usu. under the supervision of a juvenile court. [1925–30]

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detention home - an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)detention camp, detention house, house of detentioncorrectional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government