CORPORAL PUNISHMENT


Meaning of CORPORAL PUNISHMENT in English

noun

Etymology: corporal (II)

1. : punishment applied to the body of an offender including the death penalty, whipping, and imprisonment

2. : punishment administered by an adult (as a parent or a teacher) to the body of a child ranging in severity from a slap to a spanking

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