an institution to which young persons between the ages of 8 and 14 years are remanded or are committed for detention.
| 单词 | θ173065 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > place of detention or lock-up > for juveniles (4) remand home1901 an institution to which young persons between the ages of 8 and 14 years are remanded or are committed for detention. remand centre1937 an institution to which persons are remanded to await trial or sentencing. detention centre1948 an institution in which young offenders are detained for short periods. juvie1967 A juvenile or juvenile delinquent; also, a detention centre or a court for juvenile delinquents. |
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