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chastisement

[chas-tiz-muhnt, chas-tahyz-]

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noun

severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
corporal punishment; a beating.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chastisement¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; chastise + -ment

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He argued that unreasonable chastisement, such as beating a child, was already illegal, and voiced concerns the proposal could mean "a mum tapping a tot on the back of the hand" faces criminal prosecution.

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She also called for an end to an exemption in assault laws that allows for the "reasonable chastisement" of children.

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She admitted she did slap him on the back in chastisement, adding "it wouldn't have been gentle", but he had not been injured by it.

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“Here, we see not a god of wrath and chastisement, but the God of mercy, who takes flesh and enters the world in weakness,’’ the pope said.

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This brought an unusual chastisement from the Cochrane Library’s editor-in-chief, who stated it was “not an accurate representation of what the review found.”

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�� does chastisement mean?

Chastisement is “a strong verbal reprimand” or “severe criticism,” such as the scolding a child may face for coloring on the walls—or the talking-to an employee gets for imbibing too much eggnog at the company holiday party.More commonly in British English, chastisement can also refer to corporal punishment, like a spanking or a beating.Example: The careless driver had hoped the cop would let her go with a stern chastisement, but the officer wrote her a speeding ticket.

chastised chastity

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