reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
reformative
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a word derived from
reform.
Example Sentences
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“Sheriffs will have no choice but to suspend all reformative programs due to this inherent coercion,” the association wrote in November.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
The Oregon State Sheriffs' Association opposes the measure there, saying it would lead to "unintended consequences" and the loss of all "reformative programs", which include low-paid tasks like working in the library, kitchen and laundry.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
News to reflect on reformative trends and to prescribe solutions for the future.
From US News ● Oct. 30, 2014
It is clear that a term of imprisonment will have no rehabilitative or reformative effect on Cox.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2013
Unlike the retributive166 penalties inflicted in Hell, this punishment is reformative, confirming the penitent in good habits of thought and deed.
From Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" A Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Student Body of the New York State College for Teachers, Albany, 1919, 1920 by John T. (John Theodore) Slattery
