corporal punishment in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for corporal punishment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

corporal punishment N U

corporal punishment

castigos mpl corporales

Translations for corporal punishment in the Spanish»English Dictionary

castigo corporal

corporal punishment

pena corporal

corporal punishment

Translations for corporal punishment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

punishment [Am ˈpənɪʃmənt, Brit ˈpʌnɪʃm(ə)nt] N

1. punishment C or U (chastisement):

punishment

castigo m

the punishment the criminal received

el castigo or la condena que recibió el delincuente

he took his punishment like a man

sufrió el castigo sin quejarse

let the punishment fit the crime

que el castigo sea acorde con la gravedad del delito

2. punishment U (rough treatment):

it's taken a lot of punishment

ha sido muy maltratado

it's taken a lot of punishment

ha sido muy baqueteado inf

he took a lot of punishment in the seventh round

se llevó una buena paliza en el séptimo asalto inf

corporal [Am ˈkɔrp(ə)rəl, Brit ˈkɔːp(ə)r(ə)l] N

corporal

cabo m

corporal punishment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for corporal punishment in the English»Spanish Dictionary

punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] N

1. punishment (punishing):

punishment

castigo m

capital punishment

pena f capital

to inflict a punishment on sb

castigar a alguien

2. punishment (rough use):

punishment

maltrato m

to take a lot of punishment

estar muy baqueteado

I.corporal [ˈkɔ:pərəl, Am ˈkɔ:r-] N MIL

corporal

cabo mf

II.corporal [ˈkɔ:pərəl, Am ˈkɔ:r-] ADJ form

corporal

corporal

a corporal oath HISTORY

juramento m a la corona

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the latest since 1993 a corporal punishment by a teacher is a criminal offence.

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From the 16th century onwards, new trends were seen in corporal punishment.

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This is the first of numerous occasions in which he outlines in great detail the perceived cruelty of corporal punishment in schools.

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This had an influence on the use of corporal punishment in schools, as educational establishments were closely attached to the church during this period.

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This is most commonly thought to be because boys, more often than girls, exhibit the kinds of misbehaviour for which corporal punishment is thought appropriate.

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Tweed also pushed through funding for a teachers college and prohibition of corporal punishment in schools, as well as salary increases for school teachers.

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He warned them beforehand that he would use corporal punishment if they failed to obey his house rules.

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One of his first acts as a school commissioner was to abolish corporal punishment.

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By the mid 1960s, corporal punishment had been abolished in the school.

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As of 2014, parental corporal punishment is banned in 38 countries.

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