department of corrections
noun
Simple meaning
The department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪˈpɑɹtməntəvkɚɛkʃənz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Used this way, department of corrections is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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