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Definition of correctional adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

correctional

adjective
 
/kəˈrekʃənl/
 
/kəˈrekʃənl/
[only before noun] (especially North American English)
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  1. connected with improving the behaviour of criminals, usually by punishing them
    • a correctional center/institution/facility (= a prison)
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCorrectional is used with these nouns:
    • facility
    • institution
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See correctional in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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