reformatory
noun🔊/rɪˈfɔːmətri/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/
(plural reformatories)
(also reform school)
(North American English) (British English, old-fashioned)a type of school that young criminals are sent to instead of prison Topics Crime and punishmentc2少年犯管教所;青少年教养院