Definition of correction

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Correction (n.) Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach..

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Self-discipline :: Self-discipline (n.) Correction or government of one's self for the sake of improvement.
Castigation :: Castigation (n.) Emendation; correction.
Amendment :: Amendment (n.) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
Incorrigible :: Incorrigible (a.) Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error..
Chastisement :: Chastisement (n.) The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment.
Tartar :: Tartar (n.) A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime..
Correctional :: Correctional (a.) Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution..
Catechise :: Catechise (v. t.) To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard to points of religious faith..
Overhaul :: Overhaul (v. t.) To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod..
Interline :: Interline (v. t.) To write or insert between lines already written or printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something between the lines of; as, to interline a page or a book..
Reformation :: Reformation (n.) The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses..
Correction :: Correction (n.) Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach..
Visit :: Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge..
Proof :: Proof (n.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also proof sheet..
Rod :: Rod (n.) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement..
Deal :: Deal (v. i.) To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with..
Bridewell :: Bridewell (n.) A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse..
Correction :: Correction (n.) An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as, chronometer correction; compass correction..
Interlining :: Interlining (n.) Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
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