borstal

English - Turkish

Definition of borstal in English Turkish dictionary: ıslahevi; ıslah evi; (isim) borstal ıslahevi (İng.); ıslahev; i., İng. ıslahevi, ıslahhane; {i} borstal ıslahevi (İng.)

English - English

Definition of borstal in English English dictionary: Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1982; In Britain in the past, a borstal was a kind of prison for young criminals, who were not old enough to be sent to ordinary prisons. = reform school. a special prison for criminals who are not old enough to be in an ordinary prison (Borstal, village in Kent, southeast England, where the first such prison was); {i} (British) reform school, reformatory, correctional juvenile institution; a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22
borstal training: The official term for the sentencing of young offenders to a special prison

Turkish - English

borstal

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bor·stal

[ 'bor-st&l ] (noun.) 1907. Named after Borstal Prison in Kent, England.

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