reformatory

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətəɹi/, /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətɹi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

reformatory (comparative more reformatory, superlative most reformatory)

Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
- 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 49:
  Other reformatory schools might not strike that balance between reform and education.

Noun

reformatory (plural reformatories)

A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.
- 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 45:
  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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

juvenile institution — see reform school

Further reading

reformatory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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