Definitions

corporal punishment

NOUN

physical punishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

spanking whipping

WEAK

beating flagellation flogging paddling

Example Sentences

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Those who came before us also absorbed things in school no one’s pining to bring back, like corporal punishment or Manifest Destiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

The departure of qualified teachers including women, regressive curriculum changes and the increase in corporal punishment have led to greater fear of going to school and falling attendance.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Bela also introduces a ban on corporal punishment in all schools.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

As Human Rights Watch explained in a recent report, "US states overwhelmingly fail to live up to key standards" on "the issues of child marriage, corporal punishment, child labor, and juvenile justice."

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

From En-gland and Europe, the United States had inherited a system of mainly corporal punishment for crimes.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover