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censure::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | criminate, reprimand |
| Type of | pick apart, criticize, knock, criticise |
| Has types | animadvert |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exclusion, excommunication |
| Type of | rejection |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | animadversion |
| Type of | condemnation, disapprobation |
| Has types | interdict |
Examples of censure
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Two years ago, some state Democrats wanted to censure Lieberman for his actions.
From the kentucky.com
The FSA's censure for Prudential chief executive Tidjane Thiam is beyond parody.
From the guardian.co.uk
Schilling never got to discuss the appropriateness of the letter or the censure.
From the freep.com
Nothing, they know, can bring censure faster than praise from the decadent West.
From the time.com
Despite the censure, a majority of bishops favor the idea of women's ordination.
From the time.com
The four previous instances have been due to loss of supply or votes of censure.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is a show that keeps being recommissioned, that receives no censor or censure.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A censure is simply an indication on the public record of inappropriate behavior.
From the stltoday.com
Beyond the stain on his career, the censure will have little, practical effect.
From the sacbee.com
- Harsh criticism or disapproval
- Reprimand: rebuke formally
- Excommunication: the state of being excommunicated
- Censure is a process by which a formal reprimand is issued to an individual by an authoritative body. In a deliberative assembly, a motion to censure is used.
- The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension; An official reprimand; The state of excommunication; to criticize harshly; to formally rebuke
- An official reprimand or condemnation of an attorney. (See disbarment or suspension.)
- An act by a legislative body to officially reprimand a member. The act of censuring is an official condemnation for actions committed by a public official while holding a public trust.
- Is rebuke, harsh criticism: Morty Skustin was severely censured for putting the frog in the water cooler.
- Another name for a medicinal penalty, or a penalty intended to help the offender repent and return to the heart of the Church. The Code of Canon Law presently contains three censures: suspension, interdict, and excommunication.
