0 the physical punishment of people, especially of children, by hitting them --
1 physical punishment, esp. by hitting with the hand or with a stick --
On this circumstance being reported to the lieutenant-governor, Wright received an immediate corporal punishment.
Fines, corporal punishment, and in the case of heinous crimes, mutilation and death are their penalties.
Corporal punishment, except for the gravest offences, is abolished.
