Flagellation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Flagellation :  (noun)

1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Flagellation : \Flag`el*la"tion\, n. [L. flagellatio: cf. F. flagellation.] A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging. --Garth.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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