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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
CEFR level
B1

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

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