"correctional center" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: correctional centers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} correctional center (plural correctional centers)
  1. (formal, euphemistic) A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation. Tags: euphemistic, formal Categories (topical): Prison Synonyms: correctional facility, correctional institution, corrective facility, correction center, corrections center, correctional centre [Commonwealth], correction centre [Commonwealth], corrections centre [Commonwealth]

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