corporal punishment
noun
: punishment that involves hitting someone : physical punishment
The school banned corporal punishment many years ago.
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But former students who attended during the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s, when most of the abuse is alleged to have taken place, say some corporal punishment was socially acceptable in French schools at the time.
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
Some 27 states and the District of Columbia have banned corporal punishment in schools, but Oklahoma is among those that still allow it, according to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The report also discovered that teachers in some yeshivas had used corporal punishment.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Other students highlighted the institute’s rejection of corporal punishment and its commitment to teaching historical truths.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
Some 27 states and the District of Columbia have banned corporal punishment in schools, but Oklahoma is among those that still allow it, according to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The report also discovered that teachers in some yeshivas had used corporal punishment.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Other students highlighted the institute’s rejection of corporal punishment and its commitment to teaching historical truths.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corporal punishment
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“Corporal punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corporal%20punishment. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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