'''Corporal punishment''' is the infliction of physical pain in response to wrongdoing. Spanking of children is a typical example of corporal punishment. In a broad sense, it is also the infliction of physical pain upon a person's body as punishment for a crime or infraction. | '''Corporal punishment''' is the infliction of physical pain in response to wrongdoing. Spanking of children is a typical example of corporal punishment. In a broad sense, it is also the infliction of physical pain upon a person's body as punishment for a crime or infraction. |