Reformatory Meaning
/ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/, /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətəɹi/, /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətɹi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
"Other reformatory schools might not strike that balance between reform and education."— 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 49:
nounA 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."— 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 45:
Sentence Examples
The young man was sent to a local reformatory for his crimes.
A reformatory is a school designed to improve young people.
The youth was sent to a reformatory for minor offenses.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge sent the teenager to a ____ for young criminals to learn discipline.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young offender was sent to a ____ rather than prison in the hope of rehabilitation.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge sent the teenager to a ____ for young criminals to learn discipline.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young offender was sent to a ____ rather than prison in the hope of rehabilitation.