corrections

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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
• Syn:
department of corrections
• Hypernyms:
local department, department of local government
2. the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
• Hypernyms:
social control