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 correctional center, located on a military base about 40 miles outside Philadelphia, became Combs' home after his attorneys complained about the conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Then, correctional officers and medical staff arrived.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
The Sheriff's Office report request came after another amendment to create 20 more deputy and correctional officer positions narrowly failed in a 3-4 vote on Oct 24.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The protest coincided with a Board of Supervisors hearing where the Sheriff’s Office gave an update on the first six months of the program, which purchased 75 stun guns for deputies and correctional officers.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The declarations that accompany the petition — 16 in all, including one from a correctional healthcare expert and one from the sister of a man who died in an isolation cell — support the filing’s arguments.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Attica by the numbers At the time of the uprising, the rural prison had an all-white correctional staff tending to 2,234 inmates, with Black prisoners making up more than half the prison population.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Salvation Army is known for its willingness to help nearly anyone, with its adult recovery programs often taking people from the streets or the correctional system.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Reformers push for more human contact; correctional officers argue the tool is critical to safety.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Then, correctional officers and medical staff arrived.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
The Sheriff's Office report request came after another amendment to create 20 more deputy and correctional officer positions narrowly failed in a 3-4 vote on Oct 24.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The protest coincided with a Board of Supervisors hearing where the Sheriff’s Office gave an update on the first six months of the program, which purchased 75 stun guns for deputies and correctional officers.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The declarations that accompany the petition — 16 in all, including one from a correctional healthcare expert and one from the sister of a man who died in an isolation cell — support the filing’s arguments.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Attica by the numbers At the time of the uprising, the rural prison had an all-white correctional staff tending to 2,234 inmates, with Black prisoners making up more than half the prison population.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Salvation Army is known for its willingness to help nearly anyone, with its adult recovery programs often taking people from the streets or the correctional system.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Reformers push for more human contact; correctional officers argue the tool is critical to safety.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
Adjective
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Under federal law, Hatton said, civil detainees — including undocumented immigrants — must be held under conditions that are not punitive.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Walsh and his leadership team insist their version is voluntary, not punitive.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Employers can regain their PSLF status after completing a corrective action plan or waiting a decade.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each year, the department inspects every cruise ship under its purview and provides a score and corrective report to the cruise line.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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