BORSTAL

borstal

(noun) formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

borstal (plural borstals)

(UK) A way up a hill in the South Downs.

(historical) Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.

Synonym: reformatory

(British, Ireland) Any institution which provides education to young offenders.

Anagrams

• Bartols, blastor

Proper noun

Borstal

A suburb of, formerly a village in Rochester, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7366).

Anagrams

• Bartols, blastor

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 May 2024

CORRECTIONS

(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole


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