"correctional institution" meaning in English

See correctional institution in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: correctional institutions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} correctional institution (plural correctional institutions)
  1. (US, formal, euphemistic) Synonym of correctional facility Tags: US, euphemistic, formal Synonyms: correctional facility [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-correctional_institution-en-noun-1cefrdNb Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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