"corner time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corner times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} corner time (countable and uncountable, plural corner times)
  1. (education) A punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a misbehaving child) must stand still in a corner, facing the wall. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Education Related terms: naughty step, time out Translations (punishment): in de hoek staan [neuter] (Dutch), rincón de pensar (Spanish), skamvrå [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-corner_time-en-noun-Q~xLLABZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: education

Inflected forms

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