reprimand
reprimand is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot.
- 2.To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded. See Reprove.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot called?
- What is to reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded. See Reprove called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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