CORRECTIONAL
correctional
(adjective) concerned with or providing correction; “a correctional institution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
correctional (comparative more correctional, superlative most correctional)
Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
(chiefly, US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor*rec"tion*al (kr-rk"shn-al), a. Etym: [Cf. F. correctionnel.]
Definition: Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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