Definition of Corrections in English :

Define Corrections in English

Corrections meaning in English

Meaning of Corrections in English

Pronunciation of Corrections in English

Corrections pronunciation in English

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Corrections

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Noun

1. corrections, department of corrections

the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders

Example Sentences:
'for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections'

2. corrections

the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Corrections

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to make free from errors
2. 
to indicate the errors in
3. 
to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve
to correct a child
to stand corrected
4. 
to counteract or rectify (a malfunction, ailment, etc)
these glasses will correct your sight
5. 
to adjust or make conform, esp to a standard
adjective
6. 
free from error; true; accurate
the correct version
7. 
in conformity with accepted standards
correct behaviour

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Corrections

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verb transitive
1. 
to make right; change from wrong to right; remove errors from
2. 
to point out or mark the errors or faults of
3. 
to make conform to a standard
4. 
to scold or punish so as to cause to rectify faults
5. 
to cure, remove, or counteract (a fault, disease, etc.)
verb intransitive
6. 
to make corrections; specif., to make an adjustment so as to compensate (for an error, counteracting force, etc.)
adjective
7. 
conforming or adhering to an established standard; proper
correct behavior
8. 
conforming to fact or logic; true, accurate, right, or free from errors
9. 
equal to the required or established amount, number, price, etc.

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Corrections

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n.
1. The act or process of correcting.
2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault: made corrections in the report.
3.
a. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.
b. often corrections The treatment of offenders through a system of penal incarceration, rehabilitation, parole, and probation, or the administrative system by which these are effectuated.
4. An amount or quantity added or subtracted in order to correct.
5. A temporary decline in stock-market activity or prices following a period of increases.

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