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   correction

   /kəˈrɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of correcting something: "I checked the typing for errors and sent it back for correction" Similar rectifyingrectificationrightingputting rightsetting rightputting to rightsamendmentemendationalterationalteringadjustmentadjustingmodificationmodifyingrepairremedyresolutionrevisionimprovementimprovingameliorationsorting outclearing upinformal:patching upironing outtweakingarchaic:reparation
   • ▪ a change that rectifies an error or inaccuracy: "he made a few corrections to my homework"
   • ▪ used to introduce an amended version of something one has just said: "I once dated a guy—correction—had one date with a guy"
   • ▪ a quantity adjusting a numerical result to allow for a departure from standard conditions: "isotopic ratios are presented normalized to NBS SRM981 using a fractionation correction of 0.101% per a.m.u"
   • ▪ punishment, especially that of criminals in prison intended to rectify their behaviour: "the incompatibility of justice and correction as penal objectives has long been the major unsolved problem of penal practice" Similar punishmentreformreformationdisciplinechastisementcastigationadmonitionreproofreprimand

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’ (see correct).

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   What is a correction in criminal justice?

   • In criminal justice, corrections are the punishments given to convicted criminals that are meant to help them become better people. In science, engineering, and transportation, a correction describes an adjustment to a part or course that will lead the test or journey to different outcomes.

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   What does it mean to correct a mistake?

   • When you fix a mistake, you make a correction, a change that rights a wrong. When you correct a misspelled word, you’ve made a correction. Well done! Correction also applies to punishment, which is another way to right a wrong. A correction is an improvement or a revision when there's something that needs to be fixed.

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   What does correction mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CORRECTION definition: 1. a change made to something in order to correct or improve it, or the action of making such a…. Learn more.

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   What does correction mean in a newspaper?

   • Newspapers issue corrections for previously printed errors, and a poorly written law might get the correction it needs after voters choose to amend it. Sometimes correction is also used to mean "punishment or discipline," and a correction or correctional facility is another word for jail.

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   A correction is an improvement or a revision when there's something that needs to be fixed. Newspapers issue corrections for previously printed errors, and a poorly written law might get the correction it needs after voters choose to amend it.

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