Correcting and Correctional

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Correcting adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.

Usage example: questions the value of such correcting measures as prison sentences for drug addicts

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Correctional and correcting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Correctional" instead an adjective "Correcting".

Correctional adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.

Usage example: the state's largest correctional institution

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Correcting and correctional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correcting" instead an adjective "Correctional".

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