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penalty vs corporal punishment

corporal punishment vs penalty

penalty and corporal punishment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
penalty Yes No No No
corporal punishment Yes No No No
As nouns, corporal punishment is a hyponym of penalty; that is, corporal punishment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than penalty:
  • penalty: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
  • corporal punishment: the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
penalty (noun) corporal punishment (noun)
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
Difference between penalty and corporal punishment

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