Definition of censure
1 : a judgment involving condemnation unorthodox practices awaiting the censure of the city council
3 : the act of blaming or condemning sternly The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.
4 : an official reprimand The lawyer's misconduct resulted in a letter of censure from the judge.
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Examples of censure in a Sentence
The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.
a rare censure of a senator by the full United States Senate for misconduct
Recent Examples of censure from the Web
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Doing so will carry the risk of serious censure from the university.
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Democratic leaders have said their rules provide Johnson another two weeks to respond, after which the caucus could take disciplinary action, including censure, suspension or expulsion from the caucus.
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BOZZOLO, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis made a pilgrimage to northern Italy on Tuesday to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.
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The next step was pending — an administrative hearing that could have resulted in her exoneration or punishment ranging from public censure to removal from office.
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The group lifted previously imposed censures on the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas.
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But the two could never fully escape the dark cloud of societal censure over their marriage, and Jackson was quick to challenge any man—even going so far as to fight duels—
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With this new mess hitting the fan, Frank agrees to Usher and Claire's position on censure.
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Usher and Claire push Frank to attempt to cut a deal for some sort of censure, rather than face the potential of impeachment.
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Examples of censure in a Sentence
He was censured by the committee for his failure to report the problem.
a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office
Recent Examples of censure from the Web
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The council deadlocked on motions that included censuring both politicians and asking them to resign within 48 hours.
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But the bank was censured by federal regulators and had to write down a wave of bad loans in the late 2000s financial downturn.
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Within weeks, Cohn was banished and McCarthy was soon censured.
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Fractalized More: Spalding U censured by academic group for firing professor concerned about gun incident—
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Both priests were considered rebels in their lifetimes and were censured by Vatican authorities for their writings.
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The council censured Cockayne based on a report by attorney Michael Rose.
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Garmback was censured for driving the police cruiser too close to Tamir, forcing Loehmann's hand.
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Repercussions were most serious in New Orleans, where the city's school board censured its superintendent for letting the team participate, according to a contemporary account in the Seattle Republican newspaper.
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censure Has An Offical Connotation
Censure and its synonyms criticize, reprehend, condemn, and denounce all essentially mean "to find fault with openly." Additionally, censure carries a strong suggestion of authority and often refers to an official action. Criticize implies finding fault with someone’s methods, policies, or intentions, as in "the commentator criticized the manager’s bullpen strategy." Reprehend implies sharp criticism or disapproval, as in "a teacher who reprehends poor grammar." Condemn usually suggests a final unfavorable judgment, as in "the group condemned the court’s decision to execute the criminal." Denounce adds to condemn the implication of a public declaration, as in "her letter to the editor denounced the corrupt actions of the mayor’s office."
Origin and Etymology of censure
derivative of 1censure, probably after Middle French censurer
Synonym Discussion of censure
CENSURE Defined for English Language Learners
censure
Definition of censure for English Language Learners
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: to officially criticize (someone or something) strongly and publicly
CENSURE Defined for Kids
Definition of censure for Students
1 : the act of finding fault with or blaming
2 : an official criticism
Definition of censure for Students
censured
;censuring
: to find fault with especially publicly
Law Dictionary
censure
playLegal Definition of censure
: an expression of official disapproval a House resolution approving a censure of the representative
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