corrections

cor-rec-tions · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of correction; multiple changes that rectify errors.

  2. 2.

    The system of imprisonment and rehabilitation of offenders.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Department of Corrections — government agency overseeing prisons
  • •
    corrections officer — a prison guard

Related words

Antonyms: errors, mistakes
See also: correct, correction, prison
Synonyms: amendments, fixes, revisions

Etymology

Plural of correction, from Latin correctio meaning "improvement, amendment."