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corporal punishment
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌkɔː.pər.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ us /ˌkɔːr.pɚ.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
the physical punishment of people, especially of children, by hitting them（尤指对孩子的）体罚
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Punishing by causing pain
birch
cane
caning
cat-o'-nine-tails
flagellate
flagellation
lynch law
lynching
mortification
mortification of the fleshidiom
non-lethal
paddle
spanking
tar
thrashing
thumbscrew
waterboard
waterboarding
whip
whipping
Corporal punishment of any kind is rare.
Corporal punishment, except for the gravest offences, is abolished.
Fines, corporal punishment, and in the case of heinous crimes, mutilation and death are their penalties.
On this circumstance being reported to the lieutenant-governor, Wright received an immediate corporal punishment.
They had the power of inflicting corporal punishment.
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corporal punishment
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkɔr·prəl ˈpʌn·ɪʃ·mənt, -pər·əl-/
physical punishment, esp. by hitting with the hand or with a stick
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