reform school

reform school

n. See reformatory.

re•form•a•to•ry

(rɪˈfɔr məˌtɔr i, -ˈtoʊr i)

adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. 1. serving or designed to reform. n. 2. Also called reform school. a penal institution for reforming young offenders, esp. minors. [1580–90; < Latin refōrmā(re) to reform + -tory¹, -tory²]

reform school

a reformatory

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reform school - correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offendersreformatory, training schoolborstal - formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prisoncorrectional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government