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reformatory

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1. reformatory - Noun

2. reformatory - Adjective

3. reformatory - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Tending to produce reformation; reformative.

An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.

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reformative and rehabilitative agencies Source: Internet

reformatory punishment Source: Internet

As a result of his reformatory activities, Erasmus found himself at odds with both the great parties. Source: Internet

By the time he was nine, he was sent to a reformatory in and was later locked up for swindling and theft. Source: Internet

While still a high school student he was convicted of armed robbery and was sent to a reformatory, where he was held from 1944 to 1947. Source: Internet

In Basel, although Zwingli had a close relationship with Oecolampadius, the government did not officially sanction any reformatory changes until 1 April 1529 when the mass was prohibited. Source: Internet

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