censured

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These censured the king and his ministers with remarkable brazenness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It could also ask for him to be formally censured at a future council meeting.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

They subsequently won back their seats in special elections, while a third legislator, state Rep. Gloria Johnson, was censured but not expelled.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

It had been in this mood that he had made, in Los Angeles, the statement which caused him to be heavily censured by members of both races.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey