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Imantaghavi Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Corporal Punishment

Hi,

What does "corporal Punishment" exactly mean? Longman present the following, but doesn't suffice:

punishment that involves hitting someone, especially in schools and prisons

I appreciate any further clarification in advance,

Iman
  

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Any physical punishment of the body (corpus-= body). Lashings with whips, strikings with rulers, etc.

— Mister Micawber

  • Any physical punishment of the body (corpus-= body).
  • Lashings with whips, strikings with rulers, etc.
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Any physical punishment of the body (corpus-= body). Lashings with whips, strikings with rulers, etc.
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Thank you Mistre Micawbre very much.
Would you please give an instance of the case when this kind of punishment is performed? (Any kind)

Regards,

Iman
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Sure. I got it with a paddle from my home room teacher in 6th grade. I had to bend down and grab my ankles, and then I caught 5 good paddle blows on my buttocks. I forget what I did to deserve it, though.
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Thank you Mistre Micawbre for your time and effort.

Iman
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