What does reformatory mean?

n. A school for young people who have committed crimes, where they can learn to behave better instead of going to jail.

reformatory

🇺🇸 /rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈfɔːmətri/

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A school for young people who have committed crimes, where they can learn to behave better instead of going to jail.

The judge decided to send him to a reformatory to give him a chance to change his ways.

A school for young people who have committed crimes, where they can learn to behave better instead of going to jail.