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corporal punishment

corporal punishment Corporal punishment is punishment carried out on the body by inflicting physical pain or injury.

Corporal punishment is punishment carried out on the body by inflicting physical pain or injury. In this historical source, it includes forms such as whipping, flogging, and the death penalty, and is described as becoming less central in modern penal systems.