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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

social control go
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation go
the act of punishing

corporal punishment
the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

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beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking go
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
electric shock go
the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty go
putting a condemned person to death
gauntlet, gantlet go
a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
kick in the butt go
punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind
stoning, lapidation go
the act of pelting with stones