censured

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Emilia, by contrast, is a strikingly modern figure in her cynical assessments of the hypocrisy of a culture that will deride women for sexual behavior that wouldn’t be censured in men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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

McCarthyism is remembered so well because it was finally extinguished by the mainstream: Congress censured McCarthy, and Eisenhower criticized him.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

For this he was censured in the Senate by Fabius Maximus, who called him the corruptor of the Roman army.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli