approved school
英 [əˈpruːvd skuːl]
美 [əˈpruːvd skuːl]
n. (旧时的)少年犯教养院,少年感化院
牛津词典
noun
- (旧时的)少年犯教养院,少年感化院
a school where young people who had committed crimes were sent in the past
柯林斯词典
- (旧时英国的)少年犯管教所,少年犯教养院
In Britain in the past, anapproved schoolwas a boarding school where young people could be sent to stay if they had been found guilty of a crime.