what is Corporal punishment?
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A corporal punishment or a physical punishment is a punishment which is intended to cause physical pain to a person. When it is inflicted on minors, especially in home and school settings, its methods may include spanking or paddling. When it is inflicted on adults, it may be inflicted on prisoners and slaves.
Corporal punishment in the home, the punishment of children by parents or other adult guardians, is legal in most of the world, but, as of 2018, 58 countries, mostly in Europe and Latin America, have banned the practice.[2]
School corporal punishment, of students by teachers or school administrators, has been banned in many countries, including Canada, Kenya, South Africa, New Zealand and all of Europe. It remains legal, if increasingly less common, in some states of the United States and Australia.