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Meaning of borstal training | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The sentencing of young offenders to a special prison.

British, historical, uncountable

Examples

“The court could sentence them to 'Borstal training', which meant that they were detained in a Borstal institution for an indeterminate period of between six months and two years.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Borstalian Borsuk-Ulam theorem borszcz Bort BORTAC Bortala

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