reformatory – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
reformatory
adj.
corrective, serving to improve; designed to improve, designed to make positive changes
n.
reform school, institution for reforming young offenders
Reformatory
A
reformatory is a
youth detention center, or an adult
correctional facility. The term is still in popular use for adult facilities throughout the
United States, although most reformatories have been renamed
correctional centers (or similar) in recent years. The term reformatory (or reformatory school) was also commonly used during the 19th century throughout the United Kingdom in reference to penal facilities for children under the age of 14.
reformatory
Noun
1. correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
(synonym) reform school, training school
(hypernym) correctional institution
(hyponym) Borstal
Adjective
1. tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment"
(synonym) reformative
(similar) helpful
Reformatory
(n.)
An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.
(a.)
Tending to produce reformation; reformative.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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