Definitions for Correctional
kəˈrɛk ʃə nlcor·rec·tion·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctionaladjective

   concerned with or providing correction

   "a correctional institution"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctionaladjective

   Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

2. correctionaladjective

   Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

   correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.

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1. correctional

   Correctional, in general context, refers to the processes, practices, and programs involved in handling individuals who have been convicted of crimes. This could involve punishment, rehabilitation, and efforts to reintegrate offenders back into society. It pertains to systems such as prisons, jails, probation, parole and community service. It also includes services and facilities for the supervision, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals who've been convicted, such as correctional officers, correctional facilities, and correctional programs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Correctionaladjective

   tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. correctionnel.]

How to pronounce Correctional?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Correctional in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Correctional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Correctional in a Sentence

1. Chris Nanos:

   The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is well prepared to handle the dismissal of 158 correctional officers if the need arise. Such dismissal is viewed as addition by subtraction…No one is irreplaceable.

2. Jeremy Desel:

   Our correctional officers and supervisory correctional officers are trained to notice things out of place that don't seem quite right, they're doing their jobs, not just on our units, but somewhere else, and they found something good today.

3. Vicky Botjer:

   The Wayne County Correctional Facility is housing the defendant in a safe environment.

4. Juan Mendez:

   On the federal level, I want to go to ADX in Florence, Colorado and to the Manhattan Correctional Center, those are where people accused of terrorism are taken or where they serve their term.

5. Donna Lieberman:

   Our correctional system does not exist to punish people, and the fundamental premise of our parole system is to allow people to repair their lives, today, the parole board delivered an important message to the entire country, and showed that New York stands for justice and recognizes that those incarcerated should be given a chance to return to society.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Correctional
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Correctional
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Correctional