as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done the state's largest correctional institution
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Recent Examples of correctional
Thedford didn’t doubt that Talley made efforts at self-improvement while behind bars, but noted that one of his previous cases involved a charge of Talley throwing feces at a correctional officer while in custody.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Jackson — still handcuffed to Martin — walked toward the correctional officers by the door.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The correctional officer, Jesus Reyes, was charged with conspiring to sell drugs, possessing drugs for sale and transporting drugs across county lines.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
And a study by the New York City Department of Investigation showed test error rates from 79% to 91% in some correctional settings.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The opportunities extend beyond associate degrees, with some universities offering full bachelor's programs tailored to specific correctional populations.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The county should not hire candidates for the sheriff's office or correctional positions if their prior law enforcement experience was obtained at ICE, according to the Lehigh County Controller's Office recommendation obtained by Newsweek.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Jackson — still handcuffed to Martin — walked toward the correctional officers by the door.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The correctional officer, Jesus Reyes, was charged with conspiring to sell drugs, possessing drugs for sale and transporting drugs across county lines.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
And a study by the New York City Department of Investigation showed test error rates from 79% to 91% in some correctional settings.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The opportunities extend beyond associate degrees, with some universities offering full bachelor's programs tailored to specific correctional populations.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The county should not hire candidates for the sheriff's office or correctional positions if their prior law enforcement experience was obtained at ICE, according to the Lehigh County Controller's Office recommendation obtained by Newsweek.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
Adjective
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Voters who worry about Talarico’s deployment of faith may not be reassured by Paxton’s rather punitive approach to Christianity.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Also in February, the White House unveiled Project Vault, a $12 billion initiative to stockpile critical minerals and insulate American industry from punitive export restrictions.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the new South, one scrabbling to industrialize, business owners could now hire unpaid labor through the penal system.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Mexican Mafia was started in the 1950s at a juvenile jail and grew to an international criminal organization that controls smuggling, drug sales and extortion from inside California’s penal system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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In 2020 Matthew Craske published Painter of Darkness, an explicitly corrective successor study.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Since then, all deputized staff have been taught to administer the nasal spray and received two doses to carry on their person, according to the summary of the county’s corrective action plan.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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