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
The incident led to Chigvintsev’s arrest on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse, though Napa County prosecutors subsequently declined to file charges and the dancer and his attorney alleged that Garcia was the primary aggressor.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
The news of their divorce came nearly two weeks after Chigvintsev was arrested on a charge of corporal injury to a spouse on Aug. 29.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Nava was convicted Tuesday on nine felony counts, including first-degree murder, torture, kidnapping, aggravated mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of child pornography and inflicting corporal injury to a current or former cohabitant.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
Two weeks prior, Chigvintsev was arrested on accusations of corporal injury to spouse in Napa, Calif. on Aug. 29.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
The news of their divorce came nearly two weeks after Chigvintsev was arrested on a charge of corporal injury to a spouse on Aug. 29.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Nava was convicted Tuesday on nine felony counts, including first-degree murder, torture, kidnapping, aggravated mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of child pornography and inflicting corporal injury to a current or former cohabitant.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
Two weeks prior, Chigvintsev was arrested on accusations of corporal injury to spouse in Napa, Calif. on Aug. 29.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for corporal
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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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