chastisement

Example Sentences

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“Here, we see not a god of wrath and chastisement, but the God of mercy, who takes flesh and enters the world in weakness,’’ the pope said.

From Seattle Times

This brought an unusual chastisement from the Cochrane Library’s editor-in-chief, who stated it was “not an accurate representation of what the review found.”

From Scientific American

The children's charities are calling for an end to the defence of "reasonable chastisement" that allows parents or carers to hit their children.

From BBC

Prosecutor Rachel Faux said Laura Castle's "lack of candour" about using physical chastisement was an aggravating feature as, had the council known of her views, Leiland-James "would never have been placed with her".

From BBC

They parented as they had been parented, they said, and would use physical chastisement even though they had agreed to Cumbria County Council's zero-tolerance approach to corporal punishment.

From BBC