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corrections
noun()
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Synonyms: department of corrections,
Examples:
For a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
corrections
noun()
the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

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