English Explanatory Dictionary

correctional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
  2. Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

correctional more correctional most correctional

Etymology

From correction + -al.

Derived words

correctional center correctional centre correctional facility correctional institution correctionally correctional officer
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