correctional

[ kuh-rek-shuh-nl ]

/ kəˈrɛk ʃə nl /

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adjective

of or relating to correction, especially to penal correction.

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Origin of correctional

First recorded in 1830–40; correction + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM correctional

non·cor·rec·tion·al, noun

Words nearby correctional

corrasion, correa, correct, correcting plate, correction, correctional, correctional facility, correctional officer, correction fluid, correctitude, corrective

How to use correctional in a sentence

In response to questions from council members, Nesbitt said the city has administered first doses of a vaccine to more than 520 people who are homeless, about 200 correctional workers and 40 inmates at correctional facilities.
Leaders in Washington region ask FEMA for help in vaccinating federal workers|Julie Zauzmer, Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
In addition, take correctional measures to make it up to your customers who leave negative reviews.
A small business’ step-by-step guide to dominating local search in 2021|Joseph Dyson|February 10, 2021|Search Engine Watch
Infections within the correctional system don’t always stay there.
On surviving—and leaving—prison during a pandemic|Sarah Scoles|January 21, 2021|Popular-Science
Liebich told the correctional officers that his kidney condition made that difficult.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken|by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ|December 2, 2020|ProPublica

A retired Maryland correctional officer has sued the Harford County Board of Elections and sheriff’s office over his arrest at a polling place after he refused to wear a mask.
Maryland man arrested after trying to vote without a mask has sued, saying rights were violated|Ovetta Wiggins, Erin Cox|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
“Arman was then released to the Ferguson correctional staff for booking,” Wilson writes.
Rape, Lies & Videotape in Ferguson|Michael Daly|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is currently being held without bail in a segregated area of Wayne County Correctional Facility away from other inmates.
10-Year-Old Murder Defendant Shows Failure of U.S. Juvenile Justice System|Christopher Moraff|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its continued existence still sparks national debates on corruption, a broken correctional system and tourism in Bolivia.
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison|Jason Batansky|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shakur departed Clinton Correctional Facility in a stretch white limo.
Tupac and Murray Kempton: The Godfather Who Wore Tweed|Michael Daly|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stories about members of the correctional industry who speak up against other members are rare.
Detention Worker Stands Up for Prisoners’ Rights|Moral Courage|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I must go before the correctional police and pay in person for my offence.
The Passenger from Calais|Arthur Griffiths
The trick which came under the notice of the French correctional police will perhaps here recur to recollection.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 701|Various
The correctional courts mentioned deal with the graver offences which are outside the ambit of the juge de paix.
France|Gordon Cochrane Home
The peers are to be tried by their own chamber in criminal or correctional cases, according to the forms prescribed by the law.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II|Fleury de Chaboulon.
The Emperor has the right of pardoning, even in correctional cases, and of granting amnesties.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II|Fleury de Chaboulon.

British Dictionary definitions for correctional

correctional

/ (kəˈrɛkʃənəl) /

adjective

mainly US of or relating to the punishment and rehabilitation of criminalsa correctional facility

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