reformatory

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reformatory

/ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/ US
/ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətəɹi/ UK
/ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətɹi/ UK

adjective more reformatory · most reformatory

Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative. Other reformatory schools might not strike that balance between reform and education.

noun reformatories

A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school. It was the nicest-looking property Elwood had ever seen—a real school, a good one, not the forbidding reformatory he’d conjured the last few weeks.
Similar: reform school, borstal, approved school, youth detention centre, juvenile hall, detention home

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@misc{reformatory_2026,
  title = {reformatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reformatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}