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REFORMATORY INSTITUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- correctional institution
1, record 1, English, correctional%20institution
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- corrections institution 2, record 1, English, corrections%20institution
correct
- reformatory institution 3, record 1, English, reformatory%20institution
correct, regional
- correctional facility 4, record 1, English, correctional%20facility
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Correctional institutions may be classified under three headings: training schools - operated by the provinces or private organizations under provincial charter for juvenile offenders serving indefinite terms up to the legal age for children in the particular province; provincial adult institutions; and penitentiaries - operated for adult offenders by the federal government in which sentences of over two years are served. 5, record 1, English, - correctional%20institution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Correctional institution. Officially approved by the Terminology Committee of the Department of the Solicitor General. 6, record 1, English, - correctional%20institution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Reformatory institution" is the term used in Nova Scotia to designate a "correctional institution". 6, record 1, English, - correctional%20institution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- établissement correctionnel
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20correctionnel
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- établissement de correction 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20de%20correction
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie du ministère du Solliciteur général. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tablissement%20correctionnel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- établissement des services correctionnels
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- establecimiento correccional
1, record 1, Spanish, establecimiento%20correccional
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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