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reformatory school

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  • Reformatory — is a term that has had varied meanings within the penal system, depending on the jurisdiction and the era. It may refer to a youth detention center, or an adult correctional facility. The term is still in popular use for adult facilities… …   Wikipedia

  • reformatory — re·for·ma·to·ry /ri fȯr mə ˌtōr ē/ n pl ries: a penal institution to which esp. young or first offenders are committed for training and reformation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reformatory …   Law dictionary

  • reformatory — [n] reform school boot camp*, cooler*, correctional facility, correctional institution, jail, penal institution, penitentiary, prison, training school; concepts 439,449,516 …   New thesaurus

  • reformatory — /ri fawr meuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj., n., pl. reformatories. adj. 1. serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments. n. 2. Also called reform school. a penal institution for reforming young offenders, esp. minors.… …   Universalium

  • school — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. See school, assemblage. II Educational institution Nouns 1. school, academy, university, alma mater, college, multiversity, land grant college, cluster college, junior college, community college,… …   English dictionary for students

  • School — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:School >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 school school academy university alma mater college seminary Lyceum Sgm: N 1 institute institute institution Sgm: N 1 palaestra palaestra …   English dictionary for students

  • reformatory — /rəˈfɔmətri / (say ruh fawmuhtree) adjective 1. serving or designed to reform: reformatory schools. –noun (plural reformatories) Also, reform school. 2. a penal institution for the reformation of young offenders …  

  • reformatory — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, bastille, black hole, borstal, borstal institution, borstal school, bridewell, brig, can, cell, concentration camp, condemned cell, cooler, death cell, death house, death row, detention camp, federal prison,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • reformatory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reform school, juvenile detention ward, juvenile prison. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reform school, house of correction, penal institution, penitentiary, school for young delinquents, borstal (British),… …   English dictionary for students

  • reformatory — 1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative. 2. noun A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school …   Wiktionary

  • reformatory — re|for|ma|to|ry [rıˈfo:mətəri US rıˈfo:rməto:ri] n plural reformatories AmE old use a ↑reform school …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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