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Fraternal correction (correctio fraterna) is a Christian social practice in which a private individual confronts a peer directly, ordinarily privately, about a perceived offence or wrongdoing. This is opposed to an official discipline meted by a superior to a subordinate.
In Roman Catholic ethics, fraternal correction is sometimes obligatory on pain of mortal sin, except for confronting someone who offends through invincible ignorance.