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Corrections
Kur-EH-kshuhnz
/kɜːrˈɛkʃʌnz/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
corrections
Dictionary meaning
The social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole.
Examples
- For a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
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