1. (a.) Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
2. (a.) Qualifying; limiting.
3. (n.) That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalis are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct.
4. (n.) Limitation; restriction.
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