reform

Definition

noun
  • a change made to something to make it better
    Examples They have signed an appeal for the reform of the remand system. • The reform in the legislation was intended to make the court procedure more straightforward.
verb
  • to change something to make it better
    Examples The group is pressing for the prison system to be reformed. • The prisoner has committed so many crimes of violence that he will never be reformed.
    Usage reformed criminal
    a person who has committed crimes in the past, but will not offend again
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