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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBesserungsanstalt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbɛsɐʊŋsˌʔanʃtalt
"Die Jugendstrafanstalt dient als Besserungsanstalt für straffällige Jugendliche."
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An institution for the detention and re-education of young or first-time offenders, designed to promote rehabilitation.
"He spent two years in a state reformatory before turning his life around and finding stable employment."
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Tending to or intended for reformation; corrective or rehabilitative in nature.
"The judge emphasized the reformatory purpose of the sentence rather than imposing a harsh prison term."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'reformatorius', meaning 'tending to reform', coming from 'reformare' (to form again, to change for the better). Historically adopted into English in the 19th century to describe specialized penal institutions focused on the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders rather than purely punitive measures.
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maison de correction
Transliteration: mɛ.zɔ̃ də kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃
"Le jeune délinquant a été envoyé dans une maison de correction."
Besserungsanstalt
Transliteration: ˈbɛsɐʊŋsˌʔanʃtalt
"Die Jugendstrafanstalt dient als Besserungsanstalt für straffällige Jugendliche."
riformatorio
Transliteration: ri.for.maˈtɔ.rjo
"Il ragazzo fu mandato in un riformatorio per minori."
reformatorio
Transliteration: re.foɾ.maˈto.ɾjo
"El sistema judicial envió al adolescente a un reformatorio juvenil."
reformatório
Transliteration: ʁe.foʁ.maˈtɔ.ɾju
"O antigo sistema da FEBEM abrigava menores infratores em reformatórios estaduais."
सुधार गृह
Transliteration: sudhār gṛha
"किशोर अपराधियों को सुधार गृह भेजा गया।"
少管所
Transliteration: shào guǎn suǒ
"这名违法少年被送进了少管所。"
소년원
Transliteration: sonyeonwon
"그 소년은 비행 청소년을 위한 소년원에 입소했다."
感化院
Transliteration: kankain
"非行少年が感化院に送られた。"
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