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Definition of reformatory noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reformatory

noun
 
/rɪˈfɔːmətri/
 
/rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/
(plural reformatories)
(also reform school)
(North American English) (British English, old-fashioned)
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  1. a type of school that young criminals are sent to instead of prisonTopics Crime and punishmentc2
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