- (a.) Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
- (a.) Qualifying; limiting.
- (n.) Limitation; restriction.
- (n.) That which has the power of correcting, altering or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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