| Main Entry: | flogging |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lashing |
Synonyms: |
beating, caning, flagellation, flailing, horsewhipping, thrashing, whipping |
| Main Entry: | corporal punishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical punishment |
Synonyms: |
beating, flagellation, flogging, paddling, spanking, whipping |
| Notes: | corporal punishment, from Latin corpus 'body,' means 'bodily'; capital punishment originally involved losing one's head, from Latin capit- 'head' |