Reformatory
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
This term is of too wide and uncertain signification to support a bequest for the building of a "boys' reformatory." It Includes all places and institutions in which efforts are made either th cultivate the intellect, instruct the conscience or improve the conduct; places in which persons voluntarily assemble, receive instruction, and submit to discipline or are detained therein for either of these purposes by force.
Hughes v. Daly, 49 Conn. 35. But see McAndrews v. Hamilton County, 105 Tenn. 399, 58 S. W. 483.