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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 go
the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking go
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

tanning, whipping, flogging, lashing, flagellation go
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

horsewhipping
the act of whipping with a horsewhip

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