"approved school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: approved schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} approved school (plural approved schools)
  1. (British, Ireland, historical) A former institution for the care and education of young offenders; a reformatory, reform school, youth detention center Wikipedia link: Approved School Tags: British, Ireland, historical Translations (reformatory): nevelőintézet (Hungarian), javítóintézet (Hungarian), javító-nevelő intézet (Hungarian), riformatorio [masculine] (Italian), reformatório [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-approved_school-en-noun-8ajgXo7i Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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