History GCSE
Corporal punishment
What Corporal punishment means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Corporal punishment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A punishment that involves inflicting physical pain, such as the pillory or whipping, and continued as a primary method for dealing with offenders.
Topics that use Corporal punishment
- Option 10: c1500–c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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