Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Correctional /(k?r-r?k"sh?n-al)/ · Cor·rec·tion·al · IPA /kərˈɛkʃənəl/ 01 a. Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution. 1. Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.