n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' rek-sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : the action or an instance of correcting: as a : AMENDMENT , RECTIFICATION b : REBUKE , PUNISHMENT c : a bringing into conformity with a standard d : NEUTRALIZATION , COUNTERACTION < correction of acidity>
2 : a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise
3 a : something substituted in place of what is wrong <marking correction s on the students' papers> b : a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)
4 : the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation also : the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy ― usually used in plural
– cor · rec · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective