REFORMATORIES

Meaning of REFORMATORIES in English

pl of reformatory.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

MANSON, CHARLES — born Nov. 12, 1934, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. U.S. cult leader and mass murderer. From age 9 he spent a great …
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REFORMATORY — /ri fawr"meuh tawr'ee, -tohr"ee/ , adj., n., pl. reformatories . adj. 1. serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REFORMATORY — [ rɪ'fɔ:mət(ə)ri ] ■ noun ( plural reformatories ) N. Amer. dated an institution to which young offenders are sent …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REFORMATORY — correctional institution for the treatment, training, and social rehabilitation of youth. Institutions designated as reformatories are of two general types: …
Britannica English vocabulary
RECIDIVISM — tendency toward chronic criminal behaviour leading to numerous arrests and re-imprisonment. Studies of the yearly intake of prisons, reformatories, and …
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PATERSON, SIR ALEXANDER (HENRY) — born Nov. 20, 1884, Bowden, Cheshire, Eng. died Nov. 7, 1947, London penologist who modified the progressive Borstal system of …
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LA SALLE, SAINT JEAN-BAPTISTE DE — born April 30, 1651, Reims, France died April 7, 1719, Rouen; canonized 1900; feast day April 7 French philanthropist, educator, …
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HOUGHTON (OF GREAT HOUGHTON), RICHARD MONCKTON ... — born June 19, 1809, London, Eng. died Aug. 11, 1885, Vichy, Fr. eclectic English Victorian poet and man of letters …
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DEMETZ, FRDRIC-AUGUSTE — born May 12, 1796, Paris, France died Nov. 2, 1873, Paris French jurist and early advocate of the cottage reformatory …
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CARPENTER, MARY — born April 3, 1807, Exeter, Devon, Eng. died June 14, 1877, Bristol, Gloucestershire British philanthropist, social reformer, and founder of …
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REFORMATORY — re ‧ for ‧ ma ‧ to ‧ ry /rɪˈfɔːmət ə ri $ rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural reformatories …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUNG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a young child ▪ Young children are naturally curious about the world. a young …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REFORMATORY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A few children's homes have been opened but they also double as reformatories for young …
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MANSON, CHARLES — born Nov. 12, 1934, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. U.S. cult leader and mass murderer. From age 9 he spent a great …
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