censure
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The community services district board in September voted to censure Unger, claiming his “malicious accusations” had put Matson’s family at risk, according to meeting minutes.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 3, 2026
Fine has not appeared fearful of censure or any loss of his committee assignments.
From Salon β Feb. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, Hegseth announced he would open retirement-grade determination proceedings against Kelly and issue a formal letter of censure.
From BBC β Feb. 12, 2026
Kelly filed a lawsuit in January that accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of violating his First Amendment rights by moving to formally censure him and demote him over the video.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 11, 2026
Pomp spake angrily of the circumstances; and Slant, once he saw that others would speak with the voice of censure, joined his voice to Pomp’s.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
"These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him," the statement continued.
From BBC β Oct. 30, 2025
It still demands collusion, censures dissent, confuses the exertion of power with the protest against it.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 10, 2023
Gorsuch said that didn’t mean all censures are alike, and that such condemnation sometimes might not be acceptable, depending upon the recipient.
From Washington Post β Mar. 24, 2022
He said he generally also does not favor censures.
From Seattle Times β Feb. 4, 2022
The prelate and his brethren are ordered to extirpate it by the utmost rigor of ecclesiastical censures, and if necessary by bringing the secular arm to bear through the assistance of princes and people.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
The Board of Supervisors censured Curtis on Aug. 11 for his treatment of staff.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 26, 2026
The senator made the case for his record and censured Mr. Paxton for unethical behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 27, 2026
It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.
From Slate β Dec. 11, 2025
FBI agents at field offices and at headquarters who resisted Gray’s power were censured, fired or transferred.
From Salon β Oct. 4, 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 NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
“If it takes collective action…it does so at the price of censuring any minority who do not agree with the view adopted.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 2, 2026
In an exactly split tally, half of voting members supported censuring Block, but the measure did not pass because it required a simple majority.
From Los Angeles Times β May 23, 2024
But make no mistake about its significance: Parliament censuring a man who was prime minister as recently as September in the strongest possible terms.
From BBC β Jun. 19, 2023
One of the groups, the Association of Art Museum Directors, also told the museum’s director, Jonathan Canning, that if the university proceeded with the sale, it would consider censuring and sanctioning the museum.
From New York Times β Mar. 10, 2023
The Russians were censuring his behavior in front of his friends and the world press.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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