Căs'ti-ga-to-ry1, a.
(50), a. [Lat. castigatorius.] Tending to correction; corrective; punitive. Bramhall.
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(50), a. [Lat. castigatorius.] Tending to correction; corrective; punitive. Bramhall.
n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; — called also a ducking-stool, or trebucket. Blackstone.