Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to or intended for correction or reformation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or intended for
correction . - adjective Of or pertaining to the
imprisonment orrehabilitation ofconvicted criminals .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective concerned with or providing correction
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Examples
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However, it's important to remember that Dr. Schriro is an expert on detention and has worked with criminal populations in correctional facilities for years.
Michelle Brané: Immigration Detention Reforms Are More Than Just Window Dressing Michelle Brané 2010
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The United States used to be the leader in correctional philosophy.
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Megsi is a sweetie-pie who works in correctional law enforcement-smart as a whip.
Here's Brienne grrm 2010
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Lil Boosie and Lil Wayne have all served time in correctional facilities in 2010.
The rap sheet's sad toll -- Today's hip-hop stars can no longer go to jail without missing a beat Chris Richards 2010
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The United States used to be the leader in correctional philosophy.
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However, it's important to remember that Dr. Schriro is an expert on detention and has worked with criminal populations in correctional facilities for years.
Michelle Brané: Immigration Detention Reforms Are More Than Just Window Dressing Michelle Brané 2010
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BUT — — “legitimate surveillance,” ie, by police and staff in correctional institutions and mental health facilities, would still be OK.
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The federal government and the Ontario government both operate institutions, forestry camps and halfway houses; both fund private agency correctional services; both have parole-granting authority and supervise parolees; both engage in correctional planning and research; both have information systems, training resources and separate management structures.
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Child advocates also have said the plan would cost the state more in long-term correctional services, including prison, if youths are not assisted before problems fester.
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They were -- if I recall correctional, they were English citizens.
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