correction
US /kəˈrek.ʃən/
UK /kəˈrek.ʃən/
1.
the act of correcting something
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Please make the necessary corrections to the report.
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The teacher marked the student's paper with many corrections.
2.
a punishment intended to reform or improve someone
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He was sent to a juvenile correction facility.
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The program focuses on the correction of criminal behavior.