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corrections

noun

the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

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Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

noun

  1. the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders

    “for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections”

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Example Sentences

for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections
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