Parents who object to paddling may request an alternative punishment.

However, if you want to attempt intervention, the available alternative punishment is personality restructuring, with the individual then put in custody of a guarantor.

But he seemed to suggest that a possible alternative punishment might be in order.

The alternative-work program is to provide alternative punishments for criminals instead of incarceration.

The alternative punishment must be approved by the courts.

She called for alternative punishments to be introduced to ease pressure on the prison.

And he said there were alternative punishments to ending the match, but he failed to be specific.

Thus there are very few nonviolent first offenders in prison, and nearly all of those have already failed the court's attempt at alternative punishment.

Your son was offered a thrashing as an alternative punishment and refused.

Almost all answered no, saying they would listen to mitigating evidence and consider alternative punishment.