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Webster 1913 Edition
Reformatory
Re-form′a-to-ry
(-t?-r?)
, Adj.
Tending to produce reformation; reformative.
Re-form′a-to-ry
,Noun.
pl.
-ries
(-r[GREEK]z)
. An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.
Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to
reformatories
instead of to prisons. Eng. Cyc.
Definition 2024
reformatory
reformatory
English
Adjective
reformatory (comparative more reformatory, superlative most reformatory)
- Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
Noun
reformatory (plural reformatories)
- A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.
Synonyms
- (for juveniles): borstal
Translations
juvenile institution — see reform school