censure

censure (one)

To criticize or scold someone, often in an official manner. The judge censured the lawyer for his outburst during the hearing.
See also: censure

censure (one) for (something)

To criticize or scold someone, often in an official manner. The judge censured the lawyer for his outburst during the hearing.
See also: censure
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

censure someone (for something)

to criticize someone formally for having done something. Please don't censure us for doing our duty. The legislature proposed to censure one of its members.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • censure (one)
  • censure (one) for (something)
  • reproach (someone or something) for (doing) (something)
  • reproach for
  • reprove
  • reprove (someone or something) for (doing) (something)
  • reprove for
  • ball out
  • come down on
  • come down on (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Terming it as a violation of Model Code of Conduct, Singh said, "Election Commission should censure Arvind Kejriwal from holding any public meetings, public processions, public rallies, road shows and interviews, public utterances in media (electronic, print, social media) etc.
They were dangerous and unacceptable from anyone, let alone a member of this place," leader of the conservative Liberal-National government in the Senate, Mathias Cormann, told the body.Leader of the opposition in the Senate, Labor's Penny Wong, added that the censure was moved to take a clear stand against hatred and extremist ideology".
But standing outside the plant and holding a protest sign is First Amendment 101 and hardly behavior that merits censure.
Le censeur a laisse a la posterite deux precieux documents sur la censure dramatique au XIXe siecle: Histoire de la censure theatrale en France (Dentu, 1862) et La Censure dramatique et le theatre--Histoire des vingt dernieres annees (Dentu, 1871).
The censure motion which was submitted to the Parliament by BDP's Deputy Group Chairpersons Ayla Akat Ata and Bengi Yildiz accused Premier Erdogan of not living up to promises given in the government program and failure to achieve set targets.
College Media Advisers said it lifted the censure against Barton County Community College because former adviser Jennifer Schartz had settled her lawsuit against the school, and because the rights of student journalists had been guaranteed by the college's president.
The censure entails that throughout Canada and internationally, academic staff must refuse appointments, invitations to speak, and participation in academic conferences at FNUniv.
Although the censure motion is an embarrassment to Fukuda it carries no legal weight.
Cheveralls, a proponent of the censure, said that with no town bylaw providing for the recall of elected officials, a censure was the only viable alternative.
Contents "No Confidence" Votes in a System of Separated Powers Propriety of Congressional Censure of Public Officials Relation to Other Forms of Congressional Action Characteristics of Resolutions Proposed Since 1973 Terms of Disapprobation Used Preambles Inclusion of "Sense" Language Form of Measure Legislative Action Examples of Earlier Resolutions Censure and Condemnation Resignation and No Confidence Concluding Observations Appendix.
Le Dictionnaire de la censure s'adresse a la communaute scientifique et intellectuelle qui y trouvera des informations autrement dispersees, mais egalement a un plus vaste public interesse par l'histoire de la litterature et du cinema, et plus largement a l'histoire culturelle du Quebec.
The Ministry of Defence has accepted a censure over the death of a soldier at Teesport four years ago.
The Health and Safety Executive brought a Crown censure against the Ministry of Defence following the death of Lance Bombardier Robert Wilson, 29, of Bensham, Gateshead.
Washington totally ignored these two expressions of virtually universal censure.