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corporal punishment
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Def: the deliberate physical punishment using a belt, stick etc
Example: Nowadays "unofficial" corporal punishment is much more frequent than the more formal kind.
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The informal terms are: "spanking" in AmE and "whacking" in BrE. Corporal punishment is no longer allowed in schools.
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