The act of correcting. / A substitution for an error or mistake. / (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.

plural of correction / (US, Canada, law) Relating to the punishment, treatment, or supervision of persons who have been convicted of a crime

Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction. / (chiefly US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.

Free from error; true; accurate. / With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

(India) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.

A correct response.

(transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from. / (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers). / (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.

freedom from error / conformity to the truth or to fact / conformity to recognized standards / (computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

simple past tense and past participle of correct

present participle of correct