corporal punishment

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corporal punishment

  • /ˌkɔː.pəɹ.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ UK

noun corporal punishments

  1. countable, uncountable A form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.

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noun form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body

Españolcastigo corporal
한국어체벌 chebeol
日本語体罰 taibatsu
中文體罰 /体罚 tǐfá
हिन्दीशारीरिक दण्ड śārīrik daṇḍ
Portuguêspunição corporal
Françaischâtiment corporel
DeutschKörperstrafe, Züchtigung
Italianopunizione corporale
Ελληνικάσωματική ποινή somatikí poiní
Românăpedeapsă corporală
Русскийтеле́сное наказа́ние telésnoje nakazánije
Tiếng Việtnhục hình, trừng phạt thân thể
العربيةعُقُوبَةٌ بَدَنِيَّة ʕuqūbatun badaniyya
עבריתעֲנִישָׁה גּוּפָנִית anishá gufanít

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@misc{corporal_punishment_2026,
  title = {corporal punishment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corporal%20punishment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}