correctional

BrE /kəˈrekʃnəl/ AmE /kəˈrekʃnəl/

adjective en → es

1 PRISON [attributive, predicative] B2

relating to a prison or similar institution where people are kept as punishment for crimes they have committed

correccional, penitenciario

  • correctional facility

Collocations correctional institution · correctional center

  • The correctional facility is designed to rehabilitate offenders.

    La institución correccional está diseñada para rehabilitar a los infractores.

2 EDUCATION [attributive] C1

relating to the process of correcting mistakes or errors in learning, often used in educational contexts

correccional, de corrección

  • correctional program

Collocations correctional education · correctional training

  • The school offers a correctional reading program for struggling students.

    La escuela ofrece un programa de lectura correccional para estudiantes que tienen dificultades.