REFORMATORY

reformative, reformatory

(adjective) tending to reform; “reformative and rehabilitative agencies”; “reformatory punishment”

reformatory, reform school, training school

(noun) correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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): reform school, borstal, approved school, youth detention centre, juvenile hall, detention home

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*form"a*to*ry (-t*r), a.

Definition: Tending to produce reformation; reformative.

Re*form"a*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries (-r.

Definition: An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons. Eng. Cyc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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