BORSTALS Antonyms
Definition of BORSTALS
Best Opposite Words For BORSTALS
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confinement | nounn | |||||||
noun • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child • the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them • the state of being confined • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | ||||||||
incarceration | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being imprisoned | ||||||||
cellblocks | nounn | |||||||
noun • a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) | ||||||||
jails | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||||||||
lockups | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • jail in a local police station • the act of locking something up to protect it | ||||||||
penitentiaries | nounn | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes adjective satellite • used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers • showing or constituting penance | ||||||||
prisons | nounn | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||||
reformatories | nounn | |||||||
noun • correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders adjective satellite • tending to reform |