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# correctional

adjective (correctional)

«correctional» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Correctional describes places and work that deal with punishing people who broke the law and helping them change, such as prisons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in news and formal texts, mostly in North America. «Correctional facility» is a formal or euphemistic name for a prison. Phrases: «correctional facility», «correctional officer», «correctional services».

### Examples

- He works as a correctional officer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/#x1)
- The correctional facility is outside the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/#x2)
- Correctional services help prisoners learn skills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/#x3)
- The judge sent him to a correctional centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/#x4)
- A correctional officer keeps order in the prison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/#x5)
- The news reported on a new correctional building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/#x6)

### Note

Formal, mostly US/Canada; in the UK people say «prison officer». Not about correcting homework — that is just «correcting» or «marking».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «correctional» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctional/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«correctional» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/correctional.html) on Mova free.