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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Recent Examples of corporal
Justin Jerome Phillips, now 42, survived the shooting and was arrested on suspicion of robbery, corporal injury of a spouse and threatening with a weapon.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Welsh, 36, came to the prison in 2023 when he was sentenced to 18 years for corporal injury on a person within seven years of a prior conviction and assault with a firearm.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Welsh, 36, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for corporal injury on a person as a person with a prior conviction.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Welsh, 36, came to the prison in 2023 when he was sentenced to 18 years for corporal injury on a person within seven years of a prior conviction and assault with a firearm.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Welsh, 36, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for corporal injury on a person as a person with a prior conviction.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporal
Adjective
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Draper repositioned from defining her thesis as childcare to the future of family, which includes the physical health and financial health of families, among other applications.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Managers can also address employees’ physical needs during change implementation.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The charges include a Level 4 felony of operating while intoxicated causing death; Level 5 felonies of reckless homicide, criminal recklessness, driving while suspended causing death and Level 6 felonies of driving while suspended causing bodily injury and reckless driving.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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She was arraigned and charged with operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, misleading a police investigation, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing personal injury.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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