What does "correctional" mean?

Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

What is a synonym for "correctional"?

Common synonyms include: corrective, penal, penal provision, punitive, rectifying, reformatory.

adj

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Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
2
Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals. Canada, US
"correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services."

Adjective

"The correctional officer beat an inmate."

From correction + -al.