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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bor•stal (bôr′stəl),USA pronunciation n. - Education(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
Also, bor′stal institu′tion. - named after Borstal, village in Kent, England 1900–05
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: borstal /ˈbɔːstəl/ n - (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 Since the Criminal Justice Act 1982, they have been replaced by youth custody centres (now known as young offender institutions)
- (formerly) a similar establishment in Australia and New Zealand
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Borstal, village in Kent where the first institution was founded |