correctional

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

“correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.”

Similar
punitivepunitory
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English correction →
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Meanings

adjectivecorrectional (comparative more correctional, superlative most correctional)

comparative more correctional · superlative most correctional

  1. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
  2. CanadaUSOf or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

    correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveconcerned with or providing correction

Similar
punitivepunitory
Also see
punitivepunitory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishcorrection
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishcorrectional

From correction + -al.

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APA

correctional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctional

MLA

“correctional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “correctional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctional.

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