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Definition of Borstals
1. borstal [n] - See also: borstal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Borstals
Literary usage of Borstals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Juvenile Injustice: Police Abuse and Dentention of Street Children in Kenya by Yodon Thonden, Lois Whitman, Binaifer Nowrojee (1997)
"borstals are staffed by borstal officers and prison officers who are ...
borstals are situated on larger prison grounds, in close proximity to adult prisons ..."
2. Prison Bound: The Denial of Juvenile Justice in Pakistan by Vikram Parekh (1999)
"borstals are defined under these laws as places where juveniles may be detained
and provided with "industrial training and other instruction" as well as ..."
3. Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of by Sussex Archaeological Society (1856)
"... the northern face of the Downs from the Weald, which still familiarly retain
the name of borstals, and of which there are several in the neighbourhood, ..."
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