Definition of borstal in English:

borstal

nounˈbɔːst(ə)lˈbɔrst(ə)l

British historical

A custodial institution for young offenders.
〈英，史〉青少年犯教养院
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1846 young offenders were separated from adults and sent to industrial schools, the precursors of borstal institutions, for treatment and rehabilitation.
- From approved school he graduated through detention centre to borstal, finally winding up in prison.
- These schools, which are often like Victorian borstals, still exist.
- The governor of a borstal institution tries to reform a group of juvenile delinquents through sympathy rather than punishment.
- Let's build more hospitals, prisons and borstals.
- He would have remained a borstal boy with a grudge against society who would probably have ended up in prison for a single sadistic killing.
- When someone informed on him he was charged with handling stolen goods and sentenced to one year in borstal.
- ‘I thought he must be on day-release from borstal,’ recalls Belcher.
- Then it felt like everything stopped, because I felt like I had no support and was really depressed for a few months about the prospect of going to borstal or somewhere.
- Famously banned from the BBC's Play for Today slot in the 1970s, Clarke's harrowing drama about life inside a borstal was remade two years later as an equally notorious film.
- When I was young, kids who had been to borstal had a mark on their temple with Indian ink so you knew who they were.
- For years, he had been in and out of the authorities' grasp, in borstal, and on a particular Swedish brand of psychiatric probation.
- After its aristocratic owners moved on in the late 1930s, the house served in turns as a farming school, a centre for displaced people, a boys' private school and a borstal.
- After a time teaching drama in borstals, prisons and community centres, he suffered two more breakdowns until one day, while sitting on a bus, his persistent angst, dread and fear of failure simply evaporated.
- The punishment that we all most feared was being sent to a borstal.
- They formed part of a raucous theatre group called Van Load, visiting borstals, pubs and the occasional prison to bring theatre to the masses.
- He was involved in crime from an early age, being sent to approved schools and borstal before ending up prison.
- We performed in schools, old people's homes, borstals and prisons.
- But without rehabilitation, the juvenile car gangs are likely to return from the modern day borstals, more menacing than before.
- Simply put, things don't exactly go well at borstal.
Synonyms
prison, penal institution, place of detention, lock-up, place of confinement, guardhouse, correctional facility, detention centre

Origin

Early 20th century: named after the village of Borstal in southern England, where the first of these was established.

Definition of borstal in US English:

borstal

(also Borstal)

nounˈbôrst(ə)lˈbɔrst(ə)l

British historical

A custodial institution for youthful offenders.
〈英，史〉青少年犯教养院
Example sentencesExamples
- The governor of a borstal institution tries to reform a group of juvenile delinquents through sympathy rather than punishment.
- Simply put, things don't exactly go well at borstal.
- He would have remained a borstal boy with a grudge against society who would probably have ended up in prison for a single sadistic killing.
- When I was young, kids who had been to borstal had a mark on their temple with Indian ink so you knew who they were.
- After a time teaching drama in borstals, prisons and community centres, he suffered two more breakdowns until one day, while sitting on a bus, his persistent angst, dread and fear of failure simply evaporated.
- The punishment that we all most feared was being sent to a borstal.
- When someone informed on him he was charged with handling stolen goods and sentenced to one year in borstal.
- ‘I thought he must be on day-release from borstal,’ recalls Belcher.
- For years, he had been in and out of the authorities' grasp, in borstal, and on a particular Swedish brand of psychiatric probation.
- These schools, which are often like Victorian borstals, still exist.
- After its aristocratic owners moved on in the late 1930s, the house served in turns as a farming school, a centre for displaced people, a boys' private school and a borstal.
- But without rehabilitation, the juvenile car gangs are likely to return from the modern day borstals, more menacing than before.
- We performed in schools, old people's homes, borstals and prisons.
- He was involved in crime from an early age, being sent to approved schools and borstal before ending up prison.
- Let's build more hospitals, prisons and borstals.
- They formed part of a raucous theatre group called Van Load, visiting borstals, pubs and the occasional prison to bring theatre to the masses.
- Then it felt like everything stopped, because I felt like I had no support and was really depressed for a few months about the prospect of going to borstal or somewhere.
- In 1846 young offenders were separated from adults and sent to industrial schools, the precursors of borstal institutions, for treatment and rehabilitation.
- From approved school he graduated through detention centre to borstal, finally winding up in prison.
- Famously banned from the BBC's Play for Today slot in the 1970s, Clarke's harrowing drama about life inside a borstal was remade two years later as an equally notorious film.
Synonyms
prison, penal institution, place of detention, lock-up, place of confinement, guardhouse, correctional facility, detention centre

Origin

Early 20th century: named after the village of Borstal in southern England, where the first of these was established.

词汇	borstal
释义	Definition of borstal in English: borstal nounˈbɔːst(ə)lˈbɔrst(ə)l British historical A custodial institution for young offenders. 〈英，史〉青少年犯教养院 Example sentencesExamples In 1846 young offenders were separated from adults and sent to industrial schools, the precursors of borstal institutions, for treatment and rehabilitation. From approved school he graduated through detention centre to borstal, finally winding up in prison. These schools, which are often like Victorian borstals, still exist. The governor of a borstal institution tries to reform a group of juvenile delinquents through sympathy rather than punishment. Let's build more hospitals, prisons and borstals. He would have remained a borstal boy with a grudge against society who would probably have ended up in prison for a single sadistic killing. When someone informed on him he was charged with handling stolen goods and sentenced to one year in borstal. ‘I thought he must be on day-release from borstal,’ recalls Belcher. Then it felt like everything stopped, because I felt like I had no support and was really depressed for a few months about the prospect of going to borstal or somewhere. Famously banned from the BBC's Play for Today slot in the 1970s, Clarke's harrowing drama about life inside a borstal was remade two years later as an equally notorious film. When I was young, kids who had been to borstal had a mark on their temple with Indian ink so you knew who they were. For years, he had been in and out of the authorities' grasp, in borstal, and on a particular Swedish brand of psychiatric probation. After its aristocratic owners moved on in the late 1930s, the house served in turns as a farming school, a centre for displaced people, a boys' private school and a borstal. After a time teaching drama in borstals, prisons and community centres, he suffered two more breakdowns until one day, while sitting on a bus, his persistent angst, dread and fear of failure simply evaporated. The punishment that we all most feared was being sent to a borstal. They formed part of a raucous theatre group called Van Load, visiting borstals, pubs and the occasional prison to bring theatre to the masses. He was involved in crime from an early age, being sent to approved schools and borstal before ending up prison. We performed in schools, old people's homes, borstals and prisons. But without rehabilitation, the juvenile car gangs are likely to return from the modern day borstals, more menacing than before. Simply put, things don't exactly go well at borstal. Synonyms prison, penal institution, place of detention, lock-up, place of confinement, guardhouse, correctional facility, detention centre Origin Early 20th century: named after the village of Borstal in southern England, where the first of these was established. Definition of borstal in US English: borstal (also Borstal) nounˈbôrst(ə)lˈbɔrst(ə)l British historical A custodial institution for youthful offenders. 〈英，史〉青少年犯教养院 Example sentencesExamples The governor of a borstal institution tries to reform a group of juvenile delinquents through sympathy rather than punishment. Simply put, things don't exactly go well at borstal. He would have remained a borstal boy with a grudge against society who would probably have ended up in prison for a single sadistic killing. When I was young, kids who had been to borstal had a mark on their temple with Indian ink so you knew who they were. After a time teaching drama in borstals, prisons and community centres, he suffered two more breakdowns until one day, while sitting on a bus, his persistent angst, dread and fear of failure simply evaporated. The punishment that we all most feared was being sent to a borstal. When someone informed on him he was charged with handling stolen goods and sentenced to one year in borstal. ‘I thought he must be on day-release from borstal,’ recalls Belcher. For years, he had been in and out of the authorities' grasp, in borstal, and on a particular Swedish brand of psychiatric probation. These schools, which are often like Victorian borstals, still exist. After its aristocratic owners moved on in the late 1930s, the house served in turns as a farming school, a centre for displaced people, a boys' private school and a borstal. But without rehabilitation, the juvenile car gangs are likely to return from the modern day borstals, more menacing than before. We performed in schools, old people's homes, borstals and prisons. He was involved in crime from an early age, being sent to approved schools and borstal before ending up prison. Let's build more hospitals, prisons and borstals. They formed part of a raucous theatre group called Van Load, visiting borstals, pubs and the occasional prison to bring theatre to the masses. Then it felt like everything stopped, because I felt like I had no support and was really depressed for a few months about the prospect of going to borstal or somewhere. In 1846 young offenders were separated from adults and sent to industrial schools, the precursors of borstal institutions, for treatment and rehabilitation. From approved school he graduated through detention centre to borstal, finally winding up in prison. Famously banned from the BBC's Play for Today slot in the 1970s, Clarke's harrowing drama about life inside a borstal was remade two years later as an equally notorious film. Synonyms prison, penal institution, place of detention, lock-up, place of confinement, guardhouse, correctional facility, detention centre Origin Early 20th century: named after the village of Borstal in southern England, where the first of these was established.
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