And parole boards have no way of knowing whether an applicant is truly a reformedcharacter or merely acting as one.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Definition of 'character'
character
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countable noun [usually adjective NOUN]
You use character to say what kind of person someone is. For example, if you say that someone is a strange character, you mean they are strange.
Definition of 'reform'
reform
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verb
When someone reforms or when something reforms them, they stop doing things that society does not approve of, such as breaking the law or drinking too much alcohol.