Associations to the word «Correctional»

Wiktionary

CORRECTIONAL, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
CORRECTIONAL, adjective. (chiefly US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, noun. Plural of correctional facility
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, noun. (chiefly US) A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, noun. (US) A prison.
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, noun. Plural of correctional institution
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, noun. Alternative form of corrections officer

Dictionary definition

CORRECTIONAL, adjective. Concerned with or providing correction; "a correctional institution".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats