reformatory

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re·for·ma·to·ry /rɪˈfɔːmətəri $ rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/ noun (plural reformatories) [countable] American English old use SCJSETa reform school 少年犯管教所

Examples from the Corpus

reformatory• A few children's homes have been opened but they also double as reformatories for young offenders.• He was sent to a state reformatory at age 11 for knifing a white homosexual attacker.

Corpus reform a school

reformatory
re‧for‧ma‧to‧ry /rɪˈfɔːmətəri $ rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/

noun (plural reformatories) [countable] American English old use
a reform school

re·forma·tory

BrE

/rɪˈfɔːmətri/

NAmE

/rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/

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( old-fashioned in British English 英式英语中为老式用法)

a type of school that young criminals are sent to instead of prison 少年犯管教所；青少年教养院