reproach

It’s easy to snort at two men who—whether from political machination, ego or fantasy—continue to present obvious abuses of authority as beyond reproach.

Allies of Mahmood also said that she considers the Supreme Court's judgement on the issue of trans rights to be "beyond reproach".

“That line of Lucy’s is intended to be a sharp reproach of that dismissal,” adds Song.

Ocean Vuong’s magnificent and melancholy second novel, “The Emperor of Gladness,” is both ode and reproach.

To be fair, the Coastal Commission staff and its commissioners are not beyond reproach, nor have commissioners always served with honor, so scrutiny and pushback ought to be part of the process.