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reproval

[ri-proo-vuhl] / rɪˈpru vəl /
NOUN
admonition
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STRONGEST




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Lindsey openly acknowledges a 2011 reproval from the state bar, which referenced “emotional/physical difficulties” that “were not the product of any illegal conduct.”

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

A letter of reproval is the mildest form of punishment at the ethics committee’s disposal.

From Slate Mar. 16, 2023

The letter of reproval is made public when the ethics committee issues its final report on its investigation.

From Slate Mar. 16, 2023

Veteran L.A. lawyer Carl Douglas, who is Black and was given a public reproval in 1997 for allowing his secretary and investigator to sign subpoenas in his name while he worked on O.J.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2022

Quickly she brought it and sank herself upon it gracefully as became a princess of the blood, but she was surprised a moment later to meet reproval in the eyes of the queen.

From Suzanna Stirs the Fire by Emily Calvin Blake




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