Main Entry:

cor·rec·tion

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈrek-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

1: the action or an instance of correcting: as a: amendment, rectification b: rebuke, punishment c: a bringing into conformity with a standard d: neutralization, counteraction <correction of acidity> 2: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise3 a: something substituted in place of what is wrong <marking corrections on the students' papers> b: a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)4: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation ; also : the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy —usually used in plural

— cor·rec·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective