noun
: a British institution to which juvenile offenders may be committed by the court for temporary detention : detention home
children from 8 to 16 sent to remand homes for periods up to one month
— compare borstal
noun
: a British institution to which juvenile offenders may be committed by the court for temporary detention : detention home
children from 8 to 16 sent to remand homes for periods up to one month
— compare borstal
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012