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- noun Plural form of
caning .
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Examples
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(I'm also for negative reinforcements such as canings and punishment, too.)
Rant: The Christmas Spirit fantasyecho 2005
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Watching the series now is a little painful in one respect - we're too sensitive to find canings amusing - but it's right on the money in other ways, mainly because finding over privileged kids vile hasn't gone out of fashion.
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Some other things happened thereafter, something about a Civil War, emancipation, etc., but I have no idea about the details of all that because when we covered those parts of American history in class, I was too busy thinking about duels, canings, and the Whiskey Rebellion.
Senatorial abuse and apostrophe misuse « Motivated Grammar 2009
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The idea, the officials previously have said, is to humiliate rather than injure — unlike the canings administered to drug pushers and other violators of civil laws, which can sometimes leave deep scars.
Malaysia Court Canes Three Women James Hookway 2010
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Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who announced the canings on Wednesday, said that those punished had been "advised on ways to repent and to get closer to Allah."
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We haven't seen any canings on the floor of the Senate any time recently.
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The footage of last week's canings was aired Monday on Thai television.
Thai Teacher Caned Students, Cell Phone Footage Reveals (VIDEO) 2010
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But their fear jeopardizes the very tolerance that has made Malaysia great, and last weeks 'canings illustrates all too clearly the eventual results to which this will lead.
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Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who announced the canings on Wednesday, said that those punished had been "advised on ways to repent and to get closer to Allah."
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Mr. Hishammuddin said that a doctor was present at the canings, which took place in male and female prisons, and that the offenders weren't tied.
Malaysia Court Canes Three Women James Hookway 2010
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