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corporal

adjective as in bodily, physical

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Many parents, most of whom by now also had biological children, resorted to corporal punishment to enforce discipline.

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In June 2016 when Clasby tested for a corporal position within the department, the then-police chief asked her how much she paid for child care, calling out her position as a working mother.

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A 96-year-old former RAF corporal who left school when he was 14 has become the oldest contestant in Countdown history.

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That same year, he pleaded guilty to corporal injury upon a spouse and was sentenced to three years of probation with 234 days in jail.

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In later years, Buhari attributed his disciplinarian bent to spending his formative years at boarding school, where corporal punishment was the norm, and in the military.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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