Noun
- 1. reformatory, reform school, training school, correctional institution
- usage: correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
Adjective
- 1. reformative, reformatory, helpful (vs. unhelpful)
- usage: tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment"
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