All borstal synonyms
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B b 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.
- house of correction — a place for the confinement and reform of persons convicted of minor offenses and not regarded as confirmed criminals.
- training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- military school — military academy.