Corporal punishment
Corporal punishment noun - The infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime.
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Synonyms for Corporal punishment
Thrashing and corporal punishment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thrashing" instead a noun phrase "Corporal punishment".
Thrashing
Thrashing noun - The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
Corporal punishment and thrashing are semantically related. You can use "Corporal punishment" instead a noun "Thrashing".
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- belt and corporal punishment
- belt and thrashing
- beating and corporal punishment
- beating and thrashing
- punishment and corporal punishment
- punishment and thrashing
- whipping and corporal punishment
- whipping and thrashing
- hiding and corporal punishment
- hiding and thrashing
- flogging and corporal punishment
- flogging and thrashing
- spanking and corporal punishment
- spanking and thrashing
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