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corporal
1[kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl]
corporal
2[kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl]
noun
a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
Corporal, a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.
corporal
3[kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl]
noun
a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements in the Eucharist are placed or with which they are covered.
corporal
1/ -prəl, ˈkɔːpərəl /
adjective
of or relating to the body; bodily
an obsolete word for corporeal
corporal
2/ ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl /
noun
a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines
(in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms
corporal
3/ -prəl, ˌkɔːpəˈreɪlɪ, ˈkɔːpərəl /
noun
a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist
Other Word Forms
- corporality noun
- corporally adverb
- corporalcy noun
- corporalship noun
- ˌǰˈٲ noun
- ˈǰǰ adverb
- ˈǰǰˌ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of corporal1
Origin of corporal2
Origin of corporal3
Word History and Origins
Origin of corporal1
Origin of corporal2
Origin of corporal3
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Things took a dark turn next, however, with Hawk getting arrested in Southern California in late summer 2020 on domestic violence allegations of inflicting corporal punishment on a spouse or cohabitant in Santa Ana.
But a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department said he had been arrested on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant.
The former special forces corporal sued three Australian newspapers over a series of articles alleging serious misconduct while he was deployed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012 as part of a US-led military coalition.
He has also been convicted for corporal injury on a spouse, battery on a non-prisoner while in prison and possession of a deadly weapon while in prison, state prison officials said.
Davis is expected to be charged with five counts of misdemeanor battery, battery causing serious injury, use of force likely to cause significant injury, inflicting corporal injury on a spouse and criminal threats.
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When To Use
Corporal means physical, or relating to the physical body.Sometimes, corporal is about the body specifically- like corporal suffering, or bodily pain. Other times, corporal simply refers to something you are able to touch, like a corporal, or tangible, possession.While it is frowned upon now, many schools in the United States used to use hitting, spanking, or other forms of corporal punishment to discipline students.
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