adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

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

   "correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services."

Adjective

1. 1
   concerned with or providing correction wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

punitive

Example

More examples

"The correctional officer beat an inmate."

Etymology

From correction + -al.

Related phrases

correctional centercorrectional centrecorrectional facilitycorrectional institutioncorrectional officer

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