punition corporelle

Definitions of punition corporelle
  1. noun
    the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
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    flagellation, raclée
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
    exécution, exécution capitale, mise à mort, peine de mort
    putting a condemned person to death
    électrocution
    execution by electricity
    décapitation
    execution by cutting off the victim's head
    type of:
    châtiment, peine, punition, pénalisation, sanction
    the act of punishing
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