correcional

Portuguese

Etymology

From correção +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁe.si.oˈnaw/ [ko.he.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ko.ʁe.sjoˈnaw/ [ko.he.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.ʁe.si.oˈnaw/ [ko.χe.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ko.ʁe.sjoˈnaw/ [ko.χe.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʁɨ.sjuˈnal/ [ku.ʁɨ.sjuˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʁɨ.sjuˈna.li/

  • Hyphenation: cor‧re‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

correcional m or f (plural correcionais)

  1. correctional
  2. (criminal law) misdemeanorous (relating to misdemeanors)
  3. (criminal law) of a trial that judges such crimes

Noun

correcional m (plural correcionais)

  1. (criminal law) jurisdiction of such a court

Further reading

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