borstal

noun

1. （英国旧时的）青少年犯教养院
   (in Britain in the past) a type of prison for young criminals

1. （英国旧时的）少年管教所，少年犯感化院
   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.

1. He was sent to borstal for stealing.
   他因偷窃被送进少年犯感化院。
2. He was sent to borstal.
   他被送往少年感化院。

noun

1. formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison