borstal
English
Etymology
Named after Borstal Prison in Kent, England.
Noun
borstal (plural borstals)
- (historical) Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
- (UK, Ireland) Any institution which provides education to young offenders.
- 2004, August 3, Speaker of the Kenyan National Assembly, Kenya National Assembly Official Record, Hansard, page 3126
- You have juvenile courts. Do you have borstal institutions for juveniles?
- 2011 November 7, Paris Lees, “My Transsexual Summer: a new view of gender”, The Guardian:
- Seven years ago, I was sent to borstal. Slithering around in the societal sludge, I was forced to admit I'd made a huge mistake – committing robbery.
- 2004, August 3, Speaker of the Kenyan National Assembly, Kenya National Assembly Official Record, Hansard, page 3126
Synonyms
Translations
juvenile institution — see reform school
