'Corporal punishment' definitions:

Definition of 'corporal punishment'

From: WordNet
noun
The infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

Definition of 'Corporal punishment'

From: GCIDE
  • Corporal \Cor"po*ral\, a. [L. corporalis, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.]
  • 1. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. "Past corporal toil." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Pillories and other corporal infections. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Corporal punishment (law), punishment applied to the body of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping, and imprisonment. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
  • What seemed corporal melted As breath into the wind. --Shak.
  • Syn: Corporal, Bodily, Corporeal.
  • Usage: Bodily is opposed to mental; as, bodily affections. Corporeal refers to the whole physical structure or nature, of the body; as, corporeal substance or frame. Corporal, as now used, refers more to punishment or some infliction; as, corporal punishment. To speak of corporeal punishment is an error. Bodily austerities; the corporeal mold. [1913 Webster] Corporal

Synonyms of 'corporal punishment'

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