I'm guilty of first using the phrase "corporeal punishment" here and I was just typing fast and not thinking. Even on second thought I'm not sure which would be

I'm guilty of first using the phrase "corporeal punishment" here and I was just typing fast and not thinking. Even on second thought I'm not sure which would be "correct", they both seem right to me. (I grew up in Texas, FWIW.) I gather "corporal punishment" is the standard usage though, here's a good little writeup: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/corporal-and-corporeal-which-one-hurts-more https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/corporal-and-c...