"correctional center" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: correctional centers [plural], correction center [alternative], corrections center [alternative], correctional centre [alternative], correction centre [alternative], corrections centre [alternative]
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 Synonyms: correctional facility, correctional institution, corrective facility
    Sense id: en-correctional_center-en-noun-RmCkpGpZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Prison

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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