corrections

(noun) the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders. Synonyms: department of corrections. Example: "For a career in corrections turn to the web site of the new jersey department of corrections."

(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole.

(noun) the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right. Synonyms: correction, rectification.

(noun) a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure. Synonyms: correction, fudge factor.

(noun) something substituted for an error. Synonyms: correction.

(noun) a rebuke for making a mistake. Synonyms: correction, chastening, chastisement.

(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases. Synonyms: correction. Example: "Market runups are invariably followed by a correction."

(noun) the act of punishing. Synonyms: discipline, correction. Example: "The offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received."

(noun) treatment of a specific defect. Synonyms: correction. Example: "The correction of his vision with eye glasses."