corporal
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈkɔr.pər.əl/
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corporal
- The teacher may decide that the student needs to receive corporal punishment.
- corporal punishment
- incidents of corporal punishment
- corporal punishment in schools
That to me is the correct policy for corporal punishment.
- That to me is the correct policy for corporal punishment.
- But clearly, and here I'm not, I'm not supporting the use of corporal punishment.
- Now, one of the key aspects of pedagogy at the time is corporal punishment, beating, beating students.
- Because corporal punishment was in order at the time and I think it still is to a certain extent.
- There is no non corporal punishment.
Examples
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Of course, corporal punishment as a means of meting out justice is no longer available.
Academic text (2008) -
For example, rural schools used corporal punishment and suspension without services more often than schools in other locations.
Academic text (2008) -
Corporal punishment must be stopped.
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The committee members should receive supervision and training in the use of corporal punishment.
Academic text (1992) -
In the Caribbean, corporal punishment is a common and traditional means of disciplining children.
Academic text (1992) -
Thirty-eight states have laws that prohibit the use of corporal punishment.
Academic text (1999) -
The committee should conduct periodic reviews to evaluate whether the corporal punishment procedure should be continued or discontinued.
Academic text (1992) -
In this post, he advocated some reforms, notably the suppression of corporal punishment in the schools.
Academic text (1993) -
Despite the above-mentioned bans and deterrents, corporal punishment still remains a legal option in a majority of the nation's schools.
Academic text (1992) -
Many people believe that corporal punishment is an ineffective way to discipline children.
Synonyms
525
2.1
Relating to the body, its movement and strength
29
4.0
Relating to the body rather than the mind
27
6.8
Existing in a physical form you can see or touch
22
7.8
Being real in a human or animal body
15
8.4
Relating to the physical body rather than the spirit
10
7.9
Relating to the body rather than the mind
2
9.9
Existing in a human or physical body rather than only an idea
Having a quality shown in a body or thing
Antonyms
Compounds
How Physical
Surface Forms
Morphology
corporal = corpor + al
The adjective is historically built on a body-related stem plus an adjectival ending, but the connection is not transparent to an average learner.
Etymology
The word corporal comes from the Latin corpus meaning 'body', so it describes something physical or 'bodily'. That's why corporal pain or corporal punishment means harm to the body.