🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

身体的な罰

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shintai-teki na batsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Corporal Punishment/ˈkɔːr.pər.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"身体的な罰は多くの学校で禁止されています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Physical punishment intended to cause bodily pain as a penalty for an offense.

    "In some cultures, corporal punishment is still practiced in schools as a means of discipline."
  2. 2

    A form of punishment that involves inflicting pain on the body, often used in legal or educational settings.

    "The debate over the legality of corporal punishment in schools continues to be a contentious issue."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'corporal punishment' originates from the Latin word 'corpus', meaning 'body', and has evolved through Middle English to denote physical punishment inflicted on the body as a form of discipline. Historically, it has been used in various cultures as a means of enforcing authority and obedience.

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