corporal punishment
A form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's bodyA form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.
» I'm firmly opposed to corporal punishment.
Ich bin strikt gegen Körperstrafe.
Я категорически против телесных наказаний.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.
Körperstrafe, Züchtigung
теле́сное наказа́ниеtelésnoje nakazánije
тіле́сне покара́нняtilésne pokaránnja
- the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
Examples
10 sentencesI'm firmly opposed to corporal punishment.
ruЯ категорически против телесных наказаний. — sharptoothed
deIch bin strikt gegen Körperstrafe. — raggione
Corporal punishment is forbidden in Sweden.
У Швеції заборонені тілесні покарання. — User55521
ruТелесные наказания в Швеции запрещены. — marafon
Corporal punishment is still allowed in many countries.
ruТелесные наказания до сих пор разрешены во многих странах. — marafon
I remember when corporal punishment was allowed in schools.
Я пам'ятаю, коли в школах були дозволені тілесні покарання. — oromashka
Personally, I think that corporal punishment is a necessary evil.
Особисто я вважаю, що тілесна кара є неминуче лихо. — tikan0
ruЯ лично считаю, что телесные наказания — необходимое зло. — Wezel
dePersönlich halte ich Körperstrafe für ein notwendiges Übel. — raggione
Translations
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Forms
plural: corporal punishments| Singular | corporal punishment |
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Word family
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