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Meaning of "reformatories" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REFORMATORIES

reformatories  [rɪˈfɔːmətərɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFORMATORIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reformatories is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFORMATORIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reformatory

Reformatory is a term that has had varied meanings within the penal system, depending on the jurisdiction and the era. It may refer to a youth detention center, or an adult correctional facility. The term is still in popular use for adult facilities throughout the United States, although most reformatories have been renamed correctional centers in recent years. The term reformatory was also commonly used during the 19th century throughout the United Kingdom in reference to penal facilities for children under the age of 14.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFORMATORIES


conservatories
kənˈsɜːvətərɪz
flatteries
ˈflætərɪz
interrogatories
ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətərɪz
invitatories
ɪnˈvaɪtətərɪz
lavatories
ˈlævətərɪz
masteries
ˈmɑːstərɪz
monasteries
ˈmɒnəstərɪz
mysteries
ˈmɪstərɪz
oratories
ˈɒrətərɪz
Potteries
ˈpɒtərɪz
presbyteries
ˈprezbɪtərɪz
refractories
rɪˈfræktərɪz
rotaries
ˈrəʊtərɪz
signatories
ˈsɪɡnətərɪz
sternutatories
stɜːˈnjuːtətərɪz
territories
ˈterətərɪz
tributaries
ˈtrɪbjʊtərɪz
upholsteries
ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪz
victories
ˈvɪktərɪz
votaries
ˈvəʊtərɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFORMATORIES

reform school
reformability
reformable
reformado
reformat
reformate
reformation
reformational
reformationist
reformative
reformatory
Reformed
reformer
reformism
reformist
reformulate
reformulation

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFORMATORIES

accessories
advisories
calories
categories
countries
directories
dormitories
factories
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
glories
histories
inventories
laboratories
memories
Northern Territories
Northwest Territories
repositories
stories
theories
Tories
trajectories

Synonyms and antonyms of reformatories in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reformatories» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFORMATORIES

Find out the translation of reformatories to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reformatories from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reformatories» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

感化院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reformatorios
570 millions of speakers

English

reformatories
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reformatories
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إصلاحيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

исправительные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reformatórios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংস্কারসাধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

redressement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reformatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Besserungsanstalten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

少年院
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소년원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reformatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trường giáo dưỡng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reformative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुधारणावादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyileştirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riformatori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poprawczych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виправні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reformatories
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναμορφωτήρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbeteringsgestigte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppfostringsanstalter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reformatories
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reformatories

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFORMATORIES»

The term «reformatories» is normally little used and occupies the 114.161 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFORMATORIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reformatories» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reformatories» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reformatories

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFORMATORIES»

Discover the use of reformatories in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reformatories and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social ...
Mark Colvin tackles the subject of penal change in America by examining three case studies from the nineteenth century that represent shifts in the interpretation of punishment.
Mark Colvin, 2000
2
Penitentiaries and Reformatories
There are many motives which induce them to seek a shelter without a shadow of repentance for their evil lives.
Felicia Skene, 2010
3
A Memorandum on the Prisons and Reformatories of the United ...
JUVENILE REFORMATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. + IN writing upon the prisons of the United States, it seemed best to confine the discussion to that subject, and to make a distinct paper, much less extended, on the ...
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, 1872
4
Adult Reformatories: Read at the Meeting of the National ...
Read at the Meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, Held at Birmingham, October, 1868 Matthew Davenport Hill. accompanied by the right to refer to the authorities of the prison fof their past good conduct, and ...
Matthew Davenport Hill, 1868
5
Prisoners released from state and federal prisons and ...
PRISONERS RELEASED FROM STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS AND REFORMATORIES: 1943 AND 1942 INTRODUCTION General. — This report presents detailed information on the characteristics — method of release, time served ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, Henry Davidson Sheldon, 1945
6
Reformatories for Drunkards ... Reprinted from the “Dublin ...
Thomas Waugh BELCHER. the only AFOOD capable of assimilation)“ on the principle of St. Paul, who would neither eat meat nor drink wine while the world lasted if it made his weak brother to offend. Reformatories for young criminals are the ...
Thomas Waugh BELCHER, 1862
7
Reformatories: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
8
Bibliography of Crime, Prisons and Reformatories
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Indiana State Library, 2010
9
Prisoners and juvenile delinquents in the United States 1910
The total number of institutions canvassed was 3,271, including 3 Federal penitentiaries, 58 state prisons or penitentiaries, 20 reformatories for adults or for adults and juveniles, 100 reformatories for juveniles exclusively, 2,502 county jails, ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, Joseph Adna Hill, Reginald L. Brown, 1918
10
Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945
12. Gender. and. deviance. in. South. African. industrial. schools. and. reformatories. for. girls,. 1911-1934. LINDA. CHISHOLM. Between 1926 and 1934 waves of 'insubordination', 'defiance' and 'riots' surged through a girls' reformatory that ...
Cherryl Walker, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFORMATORIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reformatories is used in the context of the following news items.
1
13 new reformatories being constructed
Al-Hamzi said 13 new reformatories are being constructed at a total cost of SR5.2 billion. Four Class A category reformatories have been inaugurated in Riyadh ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jun 15»
2
'Victorian-style' justice for young offenders really worked, says new …
After analysing 500 children committed to reformatories or industrial schools, only 22 percent went on to commit other crimes during the rest of their lives ... «Metro, Apr 15»
3
Children Subject to Violence, Deprivation at Bulgarian …
Bulgarian reformatories are places where children are suffering from sexual harrassment, physical violence and deprivation of food, the Bulgarian Helsinki ... «Novinite.com, Dec 14»
4
Guest: Is warehousing mental patients another state constitutional …
In 1889 the electorate overwhelming approved the constitution and stood behind the early legislators who funded new mental institutions, reformatories, schools, ... «The Seattle Times, Aug 14»
5
In Korea, there's no room at the juvenile prisons
A budget squeeze is turning overcrowded juvenile correctional facilities and reformatories into mere holding pens for troubled teens - and compromising their ... «Korea JoongAng Daily, Jul 14»
6
Irelands Mother and Baby Home Horror Goes Beyond Tuams Dead …
According to the 2009 Ryan report, which investigated abuses of children in orphanages, reformatories, and industrial schools in Ireland: “In the 1920s and 30s ... «Daily Beast, Jun 14»
7
Florida to exhume bodies buried at former boys school
"There are these general stories about the beatings and all that went on, but that's not unusual for reformatories in the '30s and '40s," he told CNN. But this ... «CNN, Aug 13»
8
Probation system needs a boost
... known as hogo-shi, are playing an important role in helping rehabilitate convicts and minors released from prison or juvenile reformatories on probation, and ... «The Japan Times, Dec 12»
9
Abuse in Ireland amounted to torture, human rights group says
... church-run reformatories and institutions; the Cloyne Report, examining how the Diocese of Cloyne mishandled accusations of clerical sexual abuse; the 2005 ... «Catholic News Service, Sep 11»
10
September 23rd, 1925
... Logue said there was no doubt Irish industrial schools were doing good work, and, as the work extended, the reformatories became almost depopulated. «Irish Times, Sep 11»

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