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corrections

corrections

1 5.6
A government system that punishes, supervises, and helps people who commit crimes
  • noun
  • /kəˈrɛkʃənz/
  • Formal
translation icon : sistema penitenciario
  • YOU HAVE A COLLECT CALL FROM AN INMATE IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITY.

I was standing here, these guys, these cops knew the, the guard, the corrections officers, they knew he was dead.

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Examples

  • So having a good corrections director with you at that time absolutely key.

  • So, yeah, because being a female in corrections is tough.

  • I was standing here, these guys, these cops knew the, the guard, the corrections officers, they knew he was dead.

    Julian Dorey

  • "THE CORRECTIONS is the whole package.

    Academic text (2004)

  • So they sent the dog to Philly and I would use all of my career in corrections to track this dog down.

    Julian Dorey

  • It's a duopoly between Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group.

  • I SUGGESTED THAT WE NEEDED ABOUT 2,500 CONSTABULARY FORCES, ABOUT 4,000 CIVIL POLICE STREET COPS, AND THEN TEAMS OF JUDICIAL ADVISORS AND CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.

    No End in Sight (2007)

  • HIS SCHOOL THING, HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE, LETTER FROM THE STUDENT COUNSELLOR, A COPY OF THE RATION CARD, CORRECTIONS FOR THE RATION CARD, LETTER FROM BOB, LETTER FROM WORLD PRESS PHOTO, AND AN INVITATION LETTER FOR AVIJIT.

    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

  • The corrections system aims to rehabilitate individuals and reduce recidivism rates.

  • Many experts believe that educational programs within corrections can significantly help inmates reintegrate into society.

Synonyms

Department of Corrections
vscorrections
  • Formal
20 4.1

The government office that runs prisons and helps convicted people return to society

is the broader government branch covering punishment supervision and rehabilitation

Antonyms

anarchy
79 6.5

A situation with no government and much disorder

lawlessness
22 6.5

People do not follow laws and order breaks down

Compounds

Department of Corrections
  • Formal
20 4.1

The government office that runs prisons and helps convicted people return to society

How Punitive

supermax
  • Specialized
12 7.9
prison
∞ 1.0
correctional facility
  • Formal
10 4.2
corrections
  • Formal
1 5.6
reform school
  • Archaic
10 6.8
probation
  • Formal
187 5.6

Surface Forms

correction singular
corrections plural

Morphology

corrections = correction (opaque) = correct + ion + s

Formally 'corrections' is the plural of 'correction' (transparent morphologically), but the institutional meaning 'the prison system' is a specialized extension not obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Corrections comes from a Latin root that means 'to make right', made of parts cor- and rect ('straight' or 'right'), as in direct. That's why corrections is the part of government that punishes and tries to 'correct' people's behaviour so they will behave properly.