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Bookmark or Share- FLOGGING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comFlogging definition: a beating, especially with a whip or scourge. See examples of FLOGGING used in a sentence.
- What actually happens when you get flogged - New StatesmanThanks to Saudi Arabia’s brutal and inhumane treatment of blogger Raif Badawi, flogging as a punishment is back in the news. In 19th century Britain, the case of a young soldier who died after a similar assault provoked a national outcry.
- On the skin of a soldier: The story of flogging - ScienceDirectCorporal punishment dates back to ancient civilizations: Slaves and prisoners in Rome used to be beaten with a flagellum, the name of a whip, from which are derived the terms flagellation and flogging. 1 The supposed educational function of the birch was connected with the idea that to make an impression on a boy’s mind, it was necessary to ...
- Flagellation - WikipediaFlagellation (Latin flagellum, 'whip'), flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, the knout, etc. Typically, flogging has been imposed on an unwilling subject as a punishment; however, it can also be submitted to willingly and even done by ...
- Flogging | History, Types & Effects | Britannicaflogging, a beating administered with a whip or rod, with blows commonly directed to the person’s back. It was imposed as a form of judicial punishment and as a means of maintaining discipline in schools, prisons, military forces, and private homes.
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