juvenile hall
noun[CorU]
USuk/ˌdʒuː.vən.aɪl ˈhɔːl/us/ˌdʒuː.və.nəl ˈhɑːl/atypeofprisonforpeoplewho are notoldenough to beconsideredasadults:
少管中心Heservedashortstintinjuvenilehallinconnectionwith arobbery.他因抢劫在少管中心短期服刑。
Theagreementrequiresthatjuvenilehallsbeadequatelystaffedwithmentalhealthspecialists.该协议要求所有少管中心都配备足够的心理健康专家。
Synonyms
detention center
juvenile detention center
juvie
- Hewoundup doingtimeinjuvenilehall.
- He wascaughtburglinghomesandsenttojuvenilehall.
- Thejusticecenterincludesa newcourthouse, sheriff'sadministrationbuilding, and ajuvenilehall.
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- dungeon
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- open prison
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- prison
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warder
- young offender institution