"correctional" meaning in English

See correctional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more correctional [comparative], most correctional [superlative]
Etymology: correction + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|correction|al}} correction + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} correctional (comparative more correctional, superlative most correctional)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
    Sense id: en-correctional-en-adj-KZdtvJW1
  2. (chiefly US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-correctional-en-adj-1Pl3q6st Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: correctional center, correctional centre, correctional facility, correctional institution, correctional officer

Alternative forms

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