whipping
whipping n. 鞭笞刑 体罚的一种方式，早期英格兰和美国少数几个州偶尔使用。该刑曾被认为是比死刑更加恶劣的刑罚。在英国普通法中，鞭笞刑曾作为轻罪的刑罚方法，公开行刑。有时受刑者被缚于马车尾部。在1820年以前，该刑同样适用于男性和女性。1948年，该刑被废除。
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whipping
whipping, n. A method of corporal punishment formerly used in England and a few American states, consisting of inflicting long welts on the skin, esp. with a whip.
vagabond
vagabond (vag-[schwa]-bond), n. Archaic. A homeless wanderer without means of honest livelihood; VAGRANT. • This term became archaic over the course of the 20th century, as vagrants won the right not to be forcibly removed from cities in such cases as Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville, 405 U.S. 156, 92 S.Ct. 839 (1972). In the
hidegild
hidegild (hId-gild), n. [Old English] Hist. A sum of money paid by a villein or servant to avoid a whipping. — Also spelled hidgild; hydegeld; hudegeld.