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borstal

bor·stal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bawr-stuh l]
    • /ˈbɔr stəl/
    • /ˈbɔː.stəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawr-stuh l]
    • /ˈbɔr stəl/

Definitions of borstal word

  • variable noun borstal In Britain in the past, a borstal was a kind of prison for young criminals, who were not old enough to be sent to ordinary prisons. 3
  • noun borstal (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 Since the Criminal Justice Act 1982, they have been replaced by youth custody centres (now known as young offender institutions) 3
  • noun borstal (formerly) a similar establishment in Australia and New Zealand 3
  • noun borstal any of a number of British correctional institutions to which convicted young offenders (16 to 21 years old) are sent for reeducation and training 3
  • noun borstal (in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training. 1
  • noun borstal correctional facility for youths 1

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Origin of borstal

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; named after Borstal, village in Kent, England

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Parts of speech for Borstal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

borstal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for borstal

noun borstal

  • reform school — reformatory (def 2).
  • reformatory — serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments.
  • detention center — A detention center is a sort of prison, for example, a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept while a decision is made about what to do with them.
  • detention home — a place where juvenile offenders or delinquents are held in custody, esp. temporarily pending disposition of their cases by the juvenile court
  • house of detention — a place maintained by the civil authorities for persons charged with a crime, and sometimes for witnesses, awaiting trial.

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