reformatory
nounmasculine/ʁɨ.fuɾ.mɐ.ˈtɔ.ɾju/low
re·for·ma·tó·ri·o
Definition
An institution to which young offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school.
He spent his teenage years in a reformatory.
The reformatory aimed to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents.
Common collocations
send to a reformatoryreformatory for juveniles
Etymology
De 'reformar' + sufixo '-atório'; instituição para reforma (correção) de jovens.