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Definition of borstal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

borstal

noun
 
/ˈbɔːstl/
 
/ˈbɔːrstl/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. (in the UK in the past) a type of prison for young criminals see also youth custodyTopics Crime and punishmentc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: named after the village of Borstal in southern England, where the first of these was established.
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