Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun department_of_corrections

1 sense of department of corrections

Sense 1
corrections, department of corrections -- (the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders; "for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections")
       => local department, department of local government -- (a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government)