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correctional

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Pronunciation: US /kəˈrekʃənəl/

correctional means: Related to prisons or helping people who have committed crimes change their behaviour.

adjective

PRISONSC1

Related to prisons or helping people who have committed crimes change their behaviour.

  • She works as a correctional officer.
  • The correctional facility offers reading classes.
  • New correctional policies aim to reduce repeat offences.

Similar words: penal

Common phrases: correctional officer, correctional facility, correctional services

MAKING CORRECTC2

Intended to put something right or improve a fault.

  • The report recommends correctional measures.
  • Correctional action was needed after the measurement error.
  • They designed a correctional procedure to improve accuracy.

Similar words: corrective, remedial

Common phrases: correctional measures, correctional action, correctional procedure

Questions about correctional

What does correctional mean?

Related to prisons or helping people who have committed crimes change their behaviour.

What is correctional in other languages?

Türkçe: cezaevine ilişkin · Español: penitenciario · Français: pénitentiaire · Deutsch: strafvollzugsbezogen · Italiano: penitenziario · 日本語: 矯正の

How do you pronounce correctional?

It is pronounced /kəˈrekʃənəl/.

How do you use correctional in a sentence?

She works as a correctional officer. The correctional facility offers reading classes.

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