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correctional

correctional adjective: of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

Adjective

correctional (comparative more correctional, superlative most correctional)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
  2. (Canada, US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
    • correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.

Forms of correctional

comparativemore correctional
superlativemost correctional

Origin of correctional

From correction + -al.

Words formed from correctional

Phrases with correctional

Questions about correctional

What does correctional mean?
Correctional means of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
What part of speech is correctional?
Correctional is an adjective.

Words near correctional in the dictionary

  1. correction officers
  2. correction paper
  3. correction papers
  4. correction tape
  5. correction tapes
  6. correctional
  7. correctional center
  8. correctional centers
  9. correctional centre
  10. correctional centres
  11. correctional facilities

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