REFORMATORY
\ɹɪfˈɔːmətəɹˌi], \ɹɪfˈɔːmətəɹˌi], \ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈɔː_m_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
Definitions of REFORMATORY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
By Princeton University
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correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Noah Webster.
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An institution or school for correcting and improving the habits and conduct, especially of young offenders.
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Tending to correct, or make better.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Reforming: tending to produce reform.
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An institution for reclaiming youths and children who have been convicted of crime.
By Daniel Lyons
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Reforming or tending to reform.
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An institution for the reformation of offenders.
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Reformer.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. An institution for the reformation of juvenile offenders.
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