correctional

[ kuh-rek-shuh-nl ]

/ kəˈrɛk ʃə nl /

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adjective

of or relating to correction, especially to penal correction.

Words nearby correctional

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

Origin of correctional

First recorded in 1830–40; correction + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM correctional

non·cor·rec·tion·al, noun

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Examples from the Web for correctional

“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
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
But if prisons are better equipped to handle suicide, then how could the Correctional Reception Center have missed Castro?
Ariel Castro and the Grim Reality of Prison Suicides|Brandy Zadrozny|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Those rules, as of June, apply to all correctional facilities that require federal funding.
How Chelsea Manning Will Test the Military's Transgender Policy|Winston Ross|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is a strong case for the correctional justice of criticism, which has too long abdicated its proper functions.
Early Reviews of English Poets|John Louis Haney
In the correctional prisons the convicts cultivate the soil, make bricks, &c., and are entitled to half their wages.
Roumania Past and Present|James Samuelson
The correctional tribunals were amalgamated with the civil tribunals of the first instance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8|Various
Correctional tribunals, composed of juges de paix, dealt with misdemeanours.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8|Various
Again approaching another appendix to the correctional laws of Cleveland, I asked for the free public baths.
Broke|Edwin A. Brown

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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correctional

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British Dictionary definitions for correctional

adjective