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corporal punishment
noun
1.
Law. physical punishment, as flogging, inflicted on the body of one convicted of a crime: formerly included the death penalty, sentencing to a term of years, etc.
2.
physical punishment, as spanking, inflicted on a child by an adult in authority.
Origin:
1575–85
1575–85
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Corporal punishment
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| corporal punishment | |
| —n | |
| punishment of a physical nature, such as caning, flogging, or beating | |
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