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Definition of Corrections

1. Noun. The department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders. "For a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections"

2. Noun. The social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole.

Definition of Corrections

1. correction [n] - See also: correction

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corrections

corrasive correct correctable corrected corrected and republished article corrected dextrocardia corrected transposition of the great vessels correcter correctest correcting

correction correction correctional correctional institution correctional rehabilitation corrections (current term) correction collar correctitude correctitudes corrective

corrective correctively correctives corrective emotional experience correctly correctness correctnesses corrector correctors corrects

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