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correctional
[ kuh-rek-shuh-nl ]
/ kÉËrÉk ÊÉ 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 1830â40; correction + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM correctional
non·cor·rec·tion·al, nounWords nearby correctional
corrasion, correa, correct, correcting plate, correction, correctional, correctional facility, correctional officer, correction fluid, correctitude, corrective
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British Dictionary definitions for correctional
correctional
/ (kÉËrÉkÊÉnÉl) /
adjective
mainly US of or relating to the punishment and rehabilitation of criminalsa correctional facility
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