corporal punishment
UK/ˌkɔː.pəɹ.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
corporal punishment noun: a form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.
Noun
corporal punishment (countable and uncountable, plural corporal punishments)
- A form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.
corporal punishment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
corporal punishment in Hindi
- form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body
- शारीरिक दण्ड śārīrik daṇḍ
corporal punishment in Tamil
- உடலொறுப்பு தண்டனை, கடும் தண்டனை, உடல்சார் தண்டனை, உடல்ரீதியான தண்டனை
corporal punishment in Urdu
- form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body
- جِسْمانی سَزا jismānī sazā
corporal punishment in Arabic
- form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body
- عُقُوبَةٌ بَدَنِيَّة ʕuqūbatun badaniyya
More languagesFewer languages
- corporal punishment in Malay
- hukuman dera
- corporal punishment in Indonesian
- hukuman badan
- corporal punishment in Thai
- การลงโทษทางร่างกาย gaan-long-tôot-taang-râang-gaai, การลงโทษทางกาย gaan-long-tôot-taang-gaai
- corporal punishment in Vietnamese
- nhục hình, trừng phạt thân thể
Forms of corporal punishment
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Words formed from corporal punishment
Questions about corporal punishment
- What does corporal punishment mean?
- Corporal punishment means a form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.
- What is corporal punishment in Hindi?
- Corporal punishment in Hindi is शारीरिक दण्ड (śārīrik daṇḍ). See Corporal punishment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is corporal punishment?
- Corporal punishment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce corporal punishment?
- Corporal punishment is pronounced /ˌkɔː.pəɹ.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of corporal punishment?
- The plural of corporal punishment is corporal punishments.
Words near corporal punishment in the dictionary
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