correctional officer

  • 1correctional officer — an officer of a jail or prison, esp. a guard. Also, correction officer, corrections officer. [1970 75] * * * …

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  • 2correctional officer — an officer of a jail or prison, esp. a guard. Also, correction officer, corrections officer. [1970 75] …

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  • 3correctional officer — one charged with overseeing the rehabilitation of convicts …

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  • 4Correctional Service of Canada — Service correctionnel du Canada Common name Corrections Canada Abbreviation CSC/SCC …

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  • 5correctional —    of or pertaining to prison    The theory is that convicts are there to be taught better ways:     Correctional that s a good word. The inmates were corrected all right. Killed with a lethal injection. (P. D. James, 1994)    An American… …

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  • 6correctional — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction. correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services. b) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals …

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  • 7correctional — [[t]kəre̱kʃənəl[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Correctional means related to prisons. [mainly AM] He is currently being held in a metropolitan correctional center. ...a jail correctional officer …

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  • 8officer — n. person holding a certain rank in the armed forces 1) to commission an officer 2) to promote an officer 3) to break, demote; dismiss an officer 4) a commissioned; non commissioned; petty; warrant officer 5) a commanding; company grade (AE);… …

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  • 9Corrections officer — Infobox Occupation name= PAGENAME caption= Finnish female prison guard official names= Correctional officer, prison warder, prison officer type= Employment activity sector= Law enforcement, security competencies= See Working environment formation …

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  • 10Prison officer — Finnish Prison Officer Occupation Names Correctional officer, corrections officer, detention officer Activity sectors Law enforcement …

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