reformatory
11reformatory — /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 …
12Reformatory Political Federation — The Reformatory Political Federation (Reformatorische Politieke Federatie; RPF) was a minor Protestant Christian political party in the Netherlands.HistoryThe RPF was founded in 1975 by three groups of orthodox Christians. The first group were… …
13reformatory — 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 …
14reformatory — 1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative. 2. noun A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school …
15reformatory — 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,… …
16reformatory — 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),… …
17reformatory — re|for|ma|to|ry [rıˈfo:mətəri US rıˈfo:rməto:ri] n plural reformatories AmE old use a ↑reform school …
18reformatory — re|for|ma|to|ry [ rı fɔrm,ətɔri ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a REFORM SCHOOL …
19reformatory — 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 …
20reformatory — [rɪ fɔ:mət(ə)ri] noun (plural reformatories) N. Amer. dated an institution to which young offenders are sent as an alternative to prison. adjective intended to produce reform …
