懲ちょう治じ監かん

noun

reformatory; juvenile reformatory

Historical term for a correctional institution for juvenile offenders in pre-war Japan. Not used in modern legal contexts.

• 戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんでは、少しょう年ねん犯はん罪ざい者しゃを懲ちょう治じ監かんに収しゅう容ようしていた。

  In pre-war Japan, juvenile offenders were housed in reformatories.