Legal Punishments

noun a form of punishment where physical force is used to discipline or correct behavior

• Corporal punishment is a controversial disciplinary method used in some educational institutions.
• Some parents still believe in corporal punishment as a way to discipline their children.
• Using corporal punishment on kids is so old-school.
• In the court of public opinion, corporal punishment is seen as a relic of the past.

noun a temporary stoppage or interruption

verb to temporarily stop something from continuing or happening

adjective hanging or dangling from a support

• The employee was suspended from work pending further investigation.
• They suspended him from school for skipping too many classes.
• He got suspended for pulling a prank on the teacher.
• The suspense in the air was like a suspended moment in time.