censured
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The committee can take a wide range of actions if it substantiates the allegations in an investigation, including recommending that a member be reprimanded, censured or removed, or referring the conduct to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
These censured the king and his ministers with remarkable brazenness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
FBI agents at field offices and at headquarters who resisted Gray’s power were censured, fired or transferred.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
The Senate investigators didn’t agree; the committee censured the police superintendent.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
