remand home
[ ri-mand-hohm ]
Origin of remand home
1First recorded in 1900–05
- Compare borstal.
Words Nearby remand home
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British Dictionary definitions for remand home
remand home
noun
(no longer in technical use) an institution to which juvenile offenders between 8 and 14 years may be remanded or committed for detention: See also community home
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