Definition for reform school - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	reform school (re¦form school) noun historical an institution to which young offenders were sent as an alternative to prison.		More words in this category ball and chain cell block detainer escapee handcuff leg iron lifer lockdown Lubyanka open prison penitentiary pokey prison railroad slam 1 stir 2 stockade torture young adult offender youth custody centre Nearby Words refluent reflux refocus refold reforest reforge reform Reform Act Reform Judaism reform school reformat reformation reformatory Reformed Church reformist reformulate refound refract refracting telescope