Sentence examples for reasonable chastisement from inspiring English sources

In Britain "reasonable chastisement" is allowed but parents have been prosecuted in excessive cases.

Before 2004, parents were able to use "reasonable chastisement", with contentious cases decided by a judge.

Corporal punishment is legal in religious settings, so long as it does not exceed "reasonable chastisement".

Under current legislation parents can hit a child if it constitutes "reasonable chastisement" and does not leave a serious mark.

In the UK, current rules make it illegal for a parent to smack a child if it leaves a bruise, but permit a lighter smack or "reasonable chastisement".

And too often we resort to violence – whether it is "reasonable chastisement" as the Victorians called it, or "mild smacking" as described by Beverly Hughes.

To hit a child is abusive and (rightly) illegal if it is not reasonable, and not chastisement.

In many places, this right is stated explicitly, often using the term "reasonable" to describe the permissible level of force or chastisement.

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And a chastisement in there, too.

He deserves safety, and not chastisement.