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detention home

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noun

a house of correction or detention for juvenile offenders or delinquents, usually under the supervision of a juvenile court.

Origin of detention home

First recorded in 1925–30

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for detention home

reformatory, borstal

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Historical Examples of detention home

Once, he was held in the detention-home and once sent to the State Industrial school; at other times, he was placed on probation.
The Pivot of Civilization
Margaret Sanger