approved schoolnoun [ C ]
uk/əˌpruːvd ˈskuːl/us/əˌpruːvd ˈskuːl/UKold-fashioned for young offender institution (= a prison for young people)
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- concentration camp
- halfway house
- HMP
- house of correction
- jail
- jailer
- matron
- prison camp
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- seclusion room
- slop
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
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