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young offenders' institution

noun [C]
 
 
/ˌjʌŋ.əˈfen.dəz.ɪn.stɪˌtjuː.ʃən/ US  /-dɚz.ɪn.stɪˌtuː-/

Definition

a special place for people who have done bad things and are too young to be sent to prisonPrisons and parts of prisons
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