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corporal punishment Public health The use of physical punishment–beating or other form of bodily injury to discipline children and control misbehavior. See Domestic violence. Cf Capital punishment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Court also noted that "degrading, inhuman or harmful conduct is not protected" while the use of objects for corporal punishments or "blows or slaps to the head is unreasonable. One chapter provides five articles describing corporal punishments and physical assaults employed as an integral part of a militarized management style. This results in a nuanced account of what it was to be a child before the 18th century: too much playing was considered potentially harmful, bogeymen were commonly used to warn children not to go too far, corporal punishments were widespread practice, one was sent to work or boarding school at an early age, and fathers always had to be obeyed. |
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