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.
Generic synonyms: Social Control

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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