Definition of "floggings" [floggings]

• Plural form of flogging. (noun)

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• "Public executions and punishments (such as floggings) became regular events at Afghan soccer stadiums."
• "The beheading of opponents was common and brutal punishments, such as floggings, were often carried out in public, as the radical Islamists sought to impose their brand of strict sharia in the region."
• "As an adult, he suffered “many severe floggings” for neglecting his work and for stealing."