REFORMATORIES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word reformatories. (close relations)
reformatory
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| penitentiaries | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes adjective satellite • used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers • showing or constituting penance | ||||||
| prisons | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||
| reform school | nounn | |||||
noun • correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders | ||||||
| borstal | nounn | |||||
noun • formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison | ||||||
| reformative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to reform | ||||||
| detention home | nounn | |||||
noun • an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) | ||||||
| training school | nounn | |||||
noun • a school providing practical vocational and technical training • correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders | ||||||
