Cpl. punishment
This thing has bugged me for a long time. Why corporal punishment is called corporal punishment? What does "corporal" mean in corporal punishment? Also why capital punishment is called capital punishment?
Edit: Ah, find some definition from merriam webster
Main Entry: 2corporal
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin corporalis, from corpor-, corpus body — more at midriff
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : corporeal, physical
2 : of, relating to, or affecting the body <corporal punishment>
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