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Punishment

Punishment within BDSM is a consciously agreed form of discipline in which a Dominant takes corrective action against a submissive, with the aim of providing structure, awareness, or confirmation of the power dynamic, not to cause arbitrary harm.

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Related terms

• Castigation
• Bastinado
• Flagellation
• Cat o’nine tail
• Cane

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