borstalnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbɔː.stəl/us/ˈbɔːr.stəl/UK(in the past) a prison for boys who were too young to be sent to an ordinary prison
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- 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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