Adobe 2016 Syntax Error

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The CFML compiler was processing:
•A script statement beginning with boolean on line 44, column 9.

The error occurred in C:/projects/pmses_docs/modules/contentbox/models/security/AuthorService.cfc: line 44
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/core/util/Util.cfc: line 222
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/ioc/config/Mapping.cfc: line 599
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/ioc/config/Binder.cfc: line 991
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/web/services/ModuleService.cfc: line 430
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/web/services/ModuleService.cfc: line 396
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/web/services/ModuleService.cfc: line 396
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/web/services/ModuleService.cfc: line 345
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/web/services/LoaderService.cfc: line 57
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/coldbox/system/Bootstrap.cfc: line 70
Called from C:/projects/pmses_docs/Application.cfc: line 78

42 : * This function will encrypt an incoming target string using bcrypt and compare it with another bcrypt string
43 : */
44 : boolean function isSameHash( required in, required target ){
45 : return variables.bcrypt.checkPassword( arguments.in, arguments.target );
46 : }