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Definition of correctional - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
prisonsUS intended for correction or improvementUS
- The correctional program helped improve his behavior.
2.
institutionalUS pertaining to institutions like prisons or reformatoriesUS
- The correctional system often faces scrutiny for its effectiveness..
Expressions with correctional
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facility for rehabilitating offenders
The correctional center offers various programs to help inmates reintegrate into society.
place for confining and rehabilitating offenders
He was sent to a correctional facility for theft.
place where offenders are confined and rehabilitated
He was sent to a correctional institution after the trial.
process of reforming offenders in custody or parole
Correctional rehabilitation aims to reduce repeat offenses.
network of prisons and related services that manage people convicted of crimes
The country’s correctional system struggles with overcrowded prisons and limited rehabilitation programs.
Origin of correctional
Latin, correctio (a making straight) + -al (pertaining to)
Terms with correctional included in their meaning
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correctional facility
place for holding people awaiting trial or punishment
incarcerated
confined in a correctional facility as a prisoner
security
person overseeing prisoners in a correctional facility
legal
prison or correctional institution
correctional facility
prison run by a U.S. state government
corrections
correctional facility where inmates work on farms
correctional facility
place where young people who broke the law are kept
correctional facility
prison with fewer restrictions for low-risk inmates
correctional facility
facility where people are held as punishment for crimes
acr: correctional officer
person who supervises prisoners
acr: American Correctional Association
group setting standards for prisons and jails
acr: department of correctional services
department that manages prisons and inmates
acr: Federal Correctional Institutions
place where people stay if they break the law
correctional facility
place for holding people awaiting trial or serving sentences
imprisonment
confine someone in a correctional facility
acr: Metropolitan Correctional Center
place where people are kept as punishment
correctional institution
place where people await trial or serve sentences
Examples of correctional in a sentence
Correctional measures were implemented in schools. The correctional facility was built in the 1980s. Correctional officers undergo rigorous training.
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- French:correctif, pénitentiaire, ...
- German:korrigierend, zum Strafvollzug gehörig, ...
- Italian:correttivo, correzionale, ...
- Spanish:correccional, penitenciario, ...
- Portuguese:correcional, penitenciário, ...
- Chinese:矫正的, 监狱的, ...
- Japanese:矯正の, 矯正施設の, ...
- Arabic:إِصْلَاحِيّ, مُؤَسَّسِي, ...
- Hebrew:שִׁקוּמִי, תִּקוּנִי, ...
- Russian:исправительный, ...
- Ukrainian:виправний, ...
- Hindi:सुधारात्मक, संस्थागत, ...
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