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Borstal
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1. borstal
formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
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Borstal
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1.
(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 Since the Criminal Justice Act 1982, they have been replaced by youth custody centres (now known as young offender institutions)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.
(formerly) a similar establishment in Australia and New Zealand
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Borstal
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[sometimes b-]
any of a number of British correctional institutions to which convicted young offenders (16 to 21 years old) are sent for reeducation and training
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.