censured

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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

In response, Mr. Karrubi is neither punished nor censured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 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

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