corrections

英 [kə'rekʃnz] 美 [kə'rekʃnz]

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英英释义

Noun:

1. the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders;

   "for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections"
   

2. the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole