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corrections vs social control

social control vs corrections

corrections and social control both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
corrections Yes No No No
social control Yes No No No
As nouns, social control is a hypernym of corrections; that is, social control is a word with a broader meaning than corrections:
  • corrections: the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
  • social control: control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
corrections (noun) social control (noun)
the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Difference between corrections and social control

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