Nazwy kar w Księgach gromadzkich wsi Kasina Wielka

Abstract

The author discusses a few interesting names of punishments, such as plagi (plagues), chłosta (whipping), miotełki (whisks), praszczęta (running the gauntlet), postronek (cord), kłoda (log), kuna (marten), gąsior (pillory), biskup (the bishop), łańcuch (chain), kajdany (shackles), okowy (fetters), więzienie (prison), turma (dungeon), sadzek, excerpted from Księgi gromadzkie [Community Books] of Kasina Wielka. For each name, the author provides the context of its usage and specifies the meaning. She supports her deliberations on the data taken from historical dictionaries of the Polish language.