as in physical
of or relating to the human body
started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age
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According to Us Weekly, in April 2021, Matt pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with corporal injury of a spouse and guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud or deceit.
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Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Here, Jenny Kleeman pulls back the curtain on a different kind of corporal decision.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Nearly 46% of the entry-level corrections officers and corporal jobs overseeing Arkansas' inmates were unfilled on average in fiscal 2022, the most recent data available.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Months before their divorce settlement, the Dancing with the Stars pro, 42, was arrested in August on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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