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    "definition": "A thin flexible rod or twig, historically cut from trees such as birch, hazel or willow, used as an implement of corporal punishment in homes, schools and judicial systems; corporal punishment with switches is now prohibited in many countries and the object is described here at a historical, legal and child protection level.",
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      "describe historical use and its decline",
      "explain current legal status of corporal punishment",
      "route child protection concerns to help",
      "separate other senses of switch"
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      "Historical punishment implement",
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      "Homonym with other senses"
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      "Historical illustrations and museum objects",
      "Distinct from canes and other implements",
      "Electrical switches are unrelated devices"
    ],
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      },
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        "quantity": "Diameter",
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        "quantity": "Moisture content",
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        "target": "human rights",
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      },
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        "Encourage or advise anyone on using a switch or any implement to punish a person.",
        "Present corporal punishment as harmless or as recommended discipline.",
        "Help hide physical punishment from authorities, teachers or doctors.",
        "Produce content that glorifies the beating of children."
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        "Reporting a suspected case of a child being harmed."
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        "Corporal punishment harms children physically and psychologically and is banned in many countries.",
        "Historical accounts must not trivialize the suffering of those punished."
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        "Children",
        "People in institutions and prisons",
        "Survivors of past punishment"
      ]
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      "master_systems": []
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q17013150: switch",
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      "title": "Wikipedia: Switch (corporal punishment)",
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      "what_it_supports": "general description of the item",
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        "description": "Safety first.",
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                  {
                    "text": "Does the conversation disclose that a child or person is being hit or at risk?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which child protection or emergency services should be contacted?",
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                  }
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            "id": "limits",
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                "description": "Limits.",
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                  {
                    "text": "Does the request seek guidance on physically punishing someone?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
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                    "text": "How should the agent decline and offer positive parenting resources?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Which settings does the ban cover?",
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                  }
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            "id": "rights",
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                "id": "rights-finding",
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                "description": "Children rights.",
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                  },
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                    "text": "Which organisations campaign for bans?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "How and why did the practice decline?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
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                "name": "Folklore",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which folk customs involve switches, such as Easter or midwinter traditions, as described by their communities?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Are they described neutrally?",
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                  }
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              }
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                "id": "electrical-finding",
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                "description": "Electrical sense.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is an electrical or network switch meant?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "other",
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              {
                "id": "other-finding",
                "name": "Other",
                "description": "Other senses.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is a railway switch, a change or a game console meant?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
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    "Should corporal punishment be a separate entry?",
    "How should legal status by country be linked?",
    "How should folklore uses be described?"
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