Correctional institution and Reformatory

Correctional institution

Correctional institution noun - A penal institution maintained by the government.

Reformatory and correctional institution are semantically related in jail topic. In some cases you can use "Reformatory" instead a noun phrase "Correctional institution".

Reformatory

Reformatory noun - Correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders.
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Synonyms for Reformatory

Correctional institution and reformatory are semantically related in reform school topic. You can use "Correctional institution" instead a noun "Reformatory".

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