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reformatory::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reformative |
| Derivation | reform |
reformatory punishment.
reformatory::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reform school, training school |
| Type of | correctional institution |
| Has types | borstal |
Examples of reformatory
reformatory
Eleven, aged 13 and 14, were shipped off to a reformatory as juvenile delinquents.
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One of them, 16-year-old Gary Palmer, was sent to the state reformatory at Cheshire.
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During the British reign, this fort was used as a reformatory for children.
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Their printing reformatory tracts greatly furthered the dissemination of these ideas.
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One reformatory idea that would definitely cost more money is lengthening the school year.
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He spent six years in a California reformatory, two more in jail for smuggling narcotics.
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After a headline-grabbing trial, Carr served two years in a reformatory.
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I met John Varner, a fearless boy who seemed destined for greatness or the reformatory.
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She has escaped from the local reformatory for girls hoping to run away with her lover.
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- Correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
- Reformative: tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment"
- 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. ...
- (Reformatories) State institutions for the confinement of juvenile delinquents.
