| CORRECTION | • correction n. The act of correcting. • correction n. A substitution for an error or mistake. • correction n. (Chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender. |
| CORRECTIONAL | • correctional adj. Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction. • correctional adj. (Chiefly US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals. • CORRECTIONAL adj. relating to correction. |
| CORRECTIONER | • correctioner n. (Obsolete) One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction. • CORRECTIONER n. (Shakespeare) a person who administers correction. |
| CORRECTIONERS | • correctioners n. Plural of correctioner. • CORRECTIONER n. (Shakespeare) a person who administers correction. |
| CORRECTIONS | • corrections n. Plural of correction. • corrections n. (US, Canada, law) Relating to the punishment, treatment, or supervision of persons who have been convicted of a crime. • CORRECTION n. the act of correcting. |
| HYPERCORRECTION | • hypercorrection n. (Linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule. • hypercorrection n. (Linguistics) A nonstandard form so used. • HYPERCORRECTION n. a grammatical, usage or pronunciation mistake made by 'correcting' something that's right to begin with. |
| MISCORRECTION | • miscorrection n. An erroneous correction; a mistake in correcting a previous mistake. • MISCORRECTION n. a wrong correction. |
| MISCORRECTIONS | • miscorrections n. Plural of miscorrection. • MISCORRECTION n. a wrong correction. |
| OVERCORRECTION | • overcorrection n. The correction of something to an excessive degree. • OVERCORRECTION n. excessive correction. |
| OVERCORRECTIONS | • overcorrections n. Plural of overcorrection. • OVERCORRECTION n. excessive correction. |
| PORRECTION | • porrection n. The act of stretching forth. • PORRECTION n. the act of stretching forth. |
| PORRECTIONS | • porrections n. Plural of porrection. • PORRECTION n. the act of stretching forth. |