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corporal

adjective as in bodily, physical

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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.

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

From BBC

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.

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.

From BBC

Mr Lemon served in the army throughout World War Two, having joined in 1939 and left as a corporal in 1946.

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

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