Question

corporal She was reminded that, in the public-school system, shaking a child was now regarded as unacceptable corporal punishment. ˈkɔrpərəl

Accepted Answer

Relating to or affecting the body. The adjective corporal today usually appears in the phrase corporal punishment, which means “bodily punishment.” This used to include such acts as mutilation, branding, imprisonment, and even death. But today execution comes under the separate heading of “capital punishment,” which originally involved losing your head (capit- meaning “head”). Milder forms of corporal punishment are used by American parents, and were once common in schools as well. Corporal is occasionally used in other ways; in the traditional church, the “corporal works of mercy” include seven helpful acts such as sheltering the homeless and burying the dead. Corporal as a military rank actually comes from caporal—which has the same root as capital

word	corporal
definition	Relating to or affecting the body.
eg_sentence	She was reminded that, in the public-school system, shaking a child was now regarded as unacceptable corporal punishment.
explanation	The adjective corporal today usually appears in the phrase corporal punishment, which means “bodily punishment.” This used to include such acts as mutilation, branding, imprisonment, and even death. But today execution comes under the separate heading of “capital punishment,” which originally involved losing your head (capit- meaning “head”). Milder forms of corporal punishment are used by American parents, and were once common in schools as well. Corporal is occasionally used in other ways; in the traditional church, the “corporal works of mercy” include seven helpful acts such as sheltering the homeless and burying the dead. Corporal as a military rank actually comes from caporal—which has the same root as capital
IPA	ˈkɔrpərəl

Corporal Today Include Acts Relating Affecting Body Reminded