What is another word for reformatory?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪfˈɔːmətəɹˌi], [ ɹɪfˈɔːmətəɹˌi], [ ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈɔː_m_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]
Synonyms for Reformatory:
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n.
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- correct .
- Alcatraz ,
- San Quentin ,
- bridle ,
- brig ,
- cage ,
- cell ,
- collar ,
- confine ,
- cooler ,
- coop ,
- dungeon ,
- fence ,
- gaol ,
- handcuff ,
- harness ,
- irons ,
- jug ,
- keep ,
- manacle ,
- oubliette ,
- pen ,
- penal colony ,
- pillory ,
- pinion ,
- pound ,
- shackle ,
- stockade ,
- straight jacket ,
- stronghold ,
- tether ,
- vise .
Other synonyms:
- Emendatory ,
- amendatory .
- corrective .
- remedial .
Other relevant words:
- Archaicbridewell ,
- Borstal ,
- Bridewell ,
- CHE approved school ,
- Calaboose ,
- Detention Centre ,
- Quod ,
- Remedying ,
- Revisional ,
- Revisionary ,
- approved school ,
- art school ,
- big house ,
- black hole ,
- boarding school ,
- boot camp ,
- borstal institution ,
- can ,
- chokey ,
- choky ,
- clink ,
- collegiate school ,
- concentration camp ,
- condemned cell ,
- confinement ,
- continuation school ,
- convent school ,
- correctional ,
- correctional facility ,
- correctional institution ,
- creche ,
- day school ,
- death house ,
- death row ,
- denominational school ,
- detention ,
- detention camp ,
- detention center ,
- detention home ,
- donjon ,
- federal prison ,
- forced-labor camp ,
- fortress ,
- grammar school ,
- guardhouse ,
- guardroom ,
- helpful ,
- high school ,
- hoosegow ,
- hospital ,
- house of correction ,
- house of detention ,
- industrial school ,
- infant school ,
- internment camp ,
- kindergarten ,
- labor camp ,
- lock up ,
- military school ,
- naval academy ,
- nick ,
- nursery ,
- penal ,
- penal institution ,
- penal settlement ,
- playgroup ,
- pokey ,
- poky ,
- preparatory school ,
- preschool ,
- primary school ,
- prison camp ,
- radical ,
- reconstructive ,
- reformative ,
- reformatories ,
- reformer ,
- remand home ,
- remand school ,
- reparatory ,
- restorative ,
- revisionist ,
- revolutionary ,
- school ,
- slammer ,
- state prison ,
- stir ,
- technical school ,
- tollbooth ,
- training school ,
- utopian ,
- workhouse .
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How to use "Reformatory" in context?
The word "reformatory" conjures up images of inhumane conditions, punitive measures and often, tragedy. However, in some cases, reformatories are actually Places of Hope. Reformatories are correctional institutions that provide a range of programs and services to juvenile offenders. Services may include education, vocational training, social activities, counseling and health care.
Historically, reformatories were originally designed as penitentiaries, correctional facilities used to punish and reform convicted criminals. However, in recent years, reformatories have come to be seen as places of hope for juvenile offenders.
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