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corporal punishment
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corporal punishment
n
punishment of a physical nature, such as caning, flogging, or beating
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crimecorporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing
whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
electric shock - the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"
capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution - putting a condemned person to death
gauntlet, gantlet - a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
kick in the butt - punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind
lapidation, stoning - the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
Translations
corporal punishment

corporal punishment npunizione f corporale

corporal punishment عقوبة بدنية tělesný trest korporlig afstraffelse Körperstrafe σωματική τιμωρία castigo corporal ruumiillinen rangaistus châtiment corporel fizičko kažnjavanje punizione corporale 体刑 체벌 lijfstraf fysisk avstraffelse kara cielesna castigo corporal телесное наказание aga การลงโทษทางร่างกายของผู้กระทำผิด dayak cezası hình phạt về thể xác 体罚


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