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CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A penal institution maintained by the government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("correctional institution" is a kind of...):
penal facility; penal institution (an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "correctional institution"):
detention camp; detention home; detention house; house of detention (an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court))
clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
pen; penitentiary (a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes)
prison; prison house (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)
reform school; reformatory; training school (correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders)
