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corrections

n. C / U
B2 Upper Intermediate US //kɝˈɛkʃənz// UK //kəɹˈɛkʃənz// cor·rec·tions

n. changes made to something to fix mistakes or make it more accurate. In a legal or official context, it can also refer to the system of punishing and managing people who have committed crimes.

n. the act or process of rectifying errors in a text, calculation, or statement. Within a legal framework, refers to the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through the penal system.


SIMPLE

Please mark any necessary corrections in red ink.

CONTEXTUAL

The editor returned the manuscript with several minor corrections regarding the historical dates.

COMPLEX

The department of corrections is responsible for overseeing both the incarceration of violent offenders and the community-based rehabilitation programs designed to reduce recidivism.

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