as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done the state's largest correctional institution
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Recent Examples of correctional
The men were also charged, and convicted, of several felonies in Ada County related to the hospital escape and shooting of several correctional officers.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
Williams got his degree and would later become a correctional officer and eventually supervisor of security operations at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The starting salary for state correctional officers in North Carolina is $37,000 — the second-lowest starting salary of any state in the country.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
The bill would also allow correctional officers to disable the aircraft.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2026
Recovery Network of Programs, which administered the methadone program at Garner and another correctional center, had access to his medication records, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Next up was the Department of Corrections, with 47 employees – mostly correctional officers.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
For years, experts in correctional health have warned that keeping people in isolation for even a short period of time can cause psychiatric harm and increase the risk of suicide or self-harm.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
At the same time, research conducted by the American Psychological Association has shown that exposure to calming visual environments, including nature scenes, can reduce stress, aggression, and disciplinary incidents in correctional settings.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
Williams got his degree and would later become a correctional officer and eventually supervisor of security operations at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The starting salary for state correctional officers in North Carolina is $37,000 — the second-lowest starting salary of any state in the country.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
The bill would also allow correctional officers to disable the aircraft.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2026
Recovery Network of Programs, which administered the methadone program at Garner and another correctional center, had access to his medication records, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Next up was the Department of Corrections, with 47 employees – mostly correctional officers.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
For years, experts in correctional health have warned that keeping people in isolation for even a short period of time can cause psychiatric harm and increase the risk of suicide or self-harm.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
At the same time, research conducted by the American Psychological Association has shown that exposure to calming visual environments, including nature scenes, can reduce stress, aggression, and disciplinary incidents in correctional settings.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
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So over the past year and a bit, China had put very punitive tariffs on Canadian agricultural products and fish and seafood, shutting Canadians out from one of their primary markets, if not for some of them, their primary market.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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But the pressure isn’t punitive.—
Shaw Walters,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In many cases, those who have been arrested are, in essence, disappeared into the federal penal system.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hollfelder had been charged with abuse of residents of penal facilities, a felony that can carry a sentence of up to 1½ years in prison and two years on extended supevision.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Plaintiffs allege Pepsi monitored competitors’ retail pricing and took corrective action whenever Walmart’s price advantage was threatened.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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In Iran today, the regime’s founding principle of pan-Islamic revolutionary ideology has been supplanted by a fierce, corrective nationalism.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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