Corrections — synonyms, definition

1. corrections (Noun)

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corrections (Noun) — The department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders. ex. "for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections"

corrections (Noun) — The social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole.

corrections (Noun) — The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right.

corrections (Noun) — A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure.

corrections (Noun) — Something substituted for an error.

corrections (Noun) — A rebuke for making a mistake.

corrections (Noun) — A drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases. ex. "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"

corrections (Noun) — The act of punishing.

corrections (Noun) — Treatment of a specific defect. ex. "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"

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