Correctional
Correctional adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Usage example: the state's largest correctional institution
Corrective is a synonym for correctional. In some cases you can use "Corrective" instead the word "Correctional" as an adjective or a noun.
Corrective
Corrective adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Usage example: a corrective sentence of five years' hard labor
Correctional is a synonym for corrective. You can use "Correctional" instead the word "Corrective" as an adjective or a noun. popular alternative
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Related pairs
- penitentiary and correctional
- penitentiary and corrective
- remedy and correctional
- remedy and corrective
- remedial and correctional
- remedial and corrective
- punishing and correctional
- punishing and corrective
- chastening and correctional
- chastening and corrective
- disciplinary and correctional
- disciplinary and corrective
- penal and correctional
- penal and corrective
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