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borstal
borstal (ˈbɔːstəl) n1. (Sociology) (formerly in Britain) an informal name for an establishment in which offenders aged 15 to 21 could be detained for corrective training. Since the Criminal Justice Act 1982, they have been replaced by youth custody centres (now known as young offender institutions)2. (Sociology) (formerly) a similar establishment in Australia and New Zealand[C20: named after Borstal, village in Kent where the first institution was founded]bor•stal (ˈbɔr stəl)
n. (in England) a school for delinquent boys; reformatory. [1900–05; after Borstal, village in Kent, England] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | borstal - formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prisonreform school, reformatory, training school - correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
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Related to borstal: borstal systemborstal a form of custodial sentence for young offenders, now superseded by young offender institutions.borstal
Related to borstal: borstal systemWords related to borstalnoun formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prisonRelated Words- reform school
- reformatory
- training school
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