corporal punishment
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.
physical punishment, as spanking, inflicted on a child by an adult in authority.
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In an act of corporal punishment that we at the Daily Beast do not condone, Joseph grabbed Him by the ear and “pulled hard.”
By the end of his life, the memories of corporal punishment at the hands of his teachers were vivid.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoreover, corporal punishment has the undesirable quality that the more you use it, the less effective it becomes.
Why Adrian Peterson Changed My Mind on Spanking | Brandy Zadrozny | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, 19 states, including Texas, still allow corporal punishment in schools.
The Adrian Peterson Beating and the Christian Right's Love of Corporal Punishment | Amanda Marcotte | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe protective order also stated that Muzzammil Hassan is “to refrain from corporal punishment” towards all four children.
Confinement beyond twenty-four hours, and the corporal punishment of adults, were expressly forbidden.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney Webbcorporal punishment, however necessary and desirable for some dispositions, always produced on Eric the worst effects.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrarcorporal punishment was avoided with the bigger boys, and Brigson had never undergone it before.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarThey think that corporal punishment breaks the spirit of the child, and in this they appear to be wiser than their white brethren.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam | John FrostFirst: Perfect discipline is said to be attained without the use of corporal punishment.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard Glazier
British Dictionary definitions for corporal punishment
punishment of a physical nature, such as caning, flogging, or beating
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