(1):
(n.) Limitation; restriction.
(2):
(a.) Qualifying; limiting.
(3):
(a.) Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
(4):
(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.