- borstal institution
- [ʹbɔ:stl͵ınstıʹtju:ʃ(ə)n] ист.
борстальское учреждение (пенитенциарное учреждение для преступников в возрасте от 14 до 21 года)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
borstal institution
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borstal institution — noun see borstal II … Useful english dictionary
borstal — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, bastille, black hole, borstal institution, borstal school, bridewell, brig, cell, concentration camp, condemned cell, death cell, death house, death row, detention camp, federal prison, forced labor camp,… … Moby Thesaurus
borstal — /bawr steuhl/, n. (in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training. Also, borstal institution. [1900 05; named after Borstal, village in Kent, England] * * * … Universalium
borstal — ► NOUN Brit. historical ▪ a custodial institution for young offenders. ORIGIN named after the village of Borstal in southern England, where the first of these was established … English terms dictionary
Borstal — In the United Kingdom, a borstal was a specific kind of youth prison, run by the Prison Service and intended to reform seriously delinquent young people. The word is sometimes used, incorrectly, to apply to other kinds of youth institution or… … Wikipedia
Borstal, Rochester — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= Borstal from the M2 bridge. latitude=51.37409787 longitude=0.48630418 official name=Borstal population = shire district= Medway shire county = Kent region= South East England… … Wikipedia
Borstal system — ▪ penology English reformatory system designed for youths between 16 and 21, named after an old convict prison at Borstal, Kent. The system was introduced in 1902 but was given its basic form by Sir Alexander Paterson, who became a prison… … Universalium
Borstal — noun Etymology: Borstal, English village where the first such institution was set up Date: 1907 British reformatory … New Collegiate Dictionary
borstal — [ bɔ:st(ə)l] noun Brit. historical a custodial institution for young offenders. Origin early 20th cent.: named after the village of Borstal in southern England, where the first of these was established … English new terms dictionary
borstal — n. Brit. hist. an institution for reforming and training young offenders. Usage: Now replaced by detention centre and youth custody centre. Etymology: Borstal in S. England, where the first of these was established … Useful english dictionary
borstal — Bor·stal || bÉ”rstl / bÉ”Ëstl n. (British) reform school, reformatory, correctional juvenile institution … English contemporary dictionary
