Definition

Noun: 1. A correctional institution for the detention, discipline, and training of young or first-time offenders: A facility focused on the rehabilitation of juvenile or novice criminals through structured programs. 2. A school providing practical vocational and technical training: An educational institution that specializes in teaching hands-on skills and trades for specific careers.

Usage Examples

• As a correctional institution:
  • The judge sent the teenager to a state training school for rehabilitation.
  • The program at the training school combines education with counseling.
• As a vocational school:
  • She enrolled in a nursing training school to become a licensed practical nurse.
  • He learned automotive repair at a technical training school.

Advanced Usage

• The term can imply a focus on strict discipline and reform, especially in its correctional context.
• In an educational context, it often contrasts with theoretical or academic institutions, emphasizing applied skills.

Variants and Related Words

• Reform school (noun): A near-synonym for the correctional sense, often used historically.
• Vocational school (noun): A common synonym for the educational sense.
• Technical college (noun): A related institution, often offering more advanced or broader technical education.

Synonyms

• For the correctional sense: reformatory, juvenile detention center, youth correctional facility.
• For the educational sense: trade school, technical institute, career college.

Related Phrases

• In training school: Referring to being enrolled or detained in such an institution.
  • Offenders in training school follow a strict daily schedule.

Noun

1. correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
2. a school providing practical vocational and technical training