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Reformatory

Reformatory Meaning & Definition
Reformatory Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reformatory?

[n] correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
[adj] tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Reformatory: helpful | reform school | reformative | training school

Related Terms | Find terms related to Reformatory:

See Also | Borstal | correctional institution

Reformatory In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*form"a*to*ry\ (-t?*r?), a. Tending to produce reformation; reformative.
\Re*form"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r?z). An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons. --Eng. Cyc.

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