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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 — Re*form a*to*ry, n.; pl. { ries} ( r?z). An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. [1913 Webster] Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons. Eng. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reformatory — ☆ reformatory [ri fôr′mə tôr΄ē ] adj. reforming or aiming at reform n. pl. reformatories 1. an institution to which young offenders convicted of lesser crimes are sent for training and discipline intended to reform rather than punish them 2. a… … English World dictionary
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
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 — A penal institution, sometimes a state institution, intended as a place of imprisonment or confinement of persons convicted of crimes of a less serious nature who appear to be of a type subject to reformation by a proper course of treatment,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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 — I. adjective Date: 1589 reformative II. noun (plural ries) Date: 1834 a penal institution to which especially young or first offenders are committed for training and reformation … New Collegiate Dictionary
reformatory — re·form·a·to·ry || rɪ fÉ”rmÉ™tÉ”rɪ / trɪ n. reform school, institution for reforming young offenders adj. corrective, serving to improve; designed to improve, designed to make positive changes … English contemporary dictionary
