correctional

CEFRC1

/kəˈrɛkʃənəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to punishment and treatment of people in prison.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

Examples

  • The editors of this magazine run a correctional facility.

  • The correctional officer beat an inmate.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is a correctional officer.

  • correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank officer monitored the inmates during recreation.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From correction + -al.