caning

Speech parts

1. caning - Noun

2. caning - Verb

Meaning

of Cane

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You may, if you are an old-fashioned schoolmaster, wish to consider yourself full of universal benevolence and at the same time derive great pleasure from caning boys. In order to reconcile these two desires you have to persuade yourself that caning. Bertrand Russell

Exhibiting a gun for any of the scheduled offences (without discharging a firearm) carries a penalty of imprisonment for life and caning of not less than six strokes. Source: Internet

Images of constables caning people are a stark contrast to others feeding the homeless or ACPs singing songs with residents of neighbourhoods in their jurisdiction to lift their spirits. Source: Internet

Formal caning, notably for teenage boys, remains a common form of discipline in schools in several Asian and African countries, especially those with a British heritage; in these cultures it is referred to as "caning" and not "spanking". Source: Internet

Nazar added, ‘Let’s not busy ourselves caning chicken thieves, while looters of public money escape scot free.’ Source: Internet

"Punishment of a physical nature, such as caning, flogging, or beating." Source: Internet

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