Synonyms for corporal punishment
cor·po·ral pun·ish·ment

Princeton's WordNet

1. corporal punishmentnoun

   the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

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1. • Punishment

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1. Elaine Richards:

   While I am not a fan of corporal punishment, I am not a fan of his friends Major Nuisance or General Disturbance.

2. James McNulty:

   We're very aware of Jeb Bush and his stance on corporal punishment.

3. Claudia Cappa:

   Schools are not as safe as they should be, because of bullying, because of corporal punishment by teachers, because of attacks on schools.

4. Gail Smith:

   As a school board, we looked carefully at corporal punishment and made the determination that indeed there were other forms of discipline that were more effective.

5. Ann Budzak-Garza:

   It's being in a state of hyper-alertness and being on guard for what's coming next, one researcher felt there was an educationally-induced post-traumatic stress disorder found in numerous kids who had experienced corporal punishment in schools.