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corporal punishment
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Corporal punishment
(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.
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Pillories and other corporal infections. --Milton.
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Corporal punishment (law), punishment applied to the body
of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping,
and imprisonment.
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2. Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In
this sense now usually written corporeal. --Milton.
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A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are.
--Latimer.
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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.
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corporal punishment
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n 1: the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of
committing a crime |
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