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cen·sure /'sen-chər/ n: an expression of official disapprovala House resolution approving a censure of the representativecensure vt
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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administer a rebuke, admonish, animadvert upon, assail, attack, berate, blame, bring into discredit, cast a reproach, cast a slur upon, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, castigate, chastise, chide, condemn, declaim against, decry, denigrate, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, depreciate, descant, disapprove, disparage, dispraise, exclaim against, excoriate, execrate, expostulate, expurgate, find fault with, fronder, fulminate against, hold up to execration, hold up to reprobation, impugn, inveigh against, not speak well of, objurgate, raise a hue and cry against, rebuff, rebuke, recriminate, remonstrate, reprehend, reprehendere, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, speak ill of, upbraid, view with disfavor, vilipend, vituperare
associated concepts: censure for improper conduct, censure for prejudicial conduct, letter of admonition, reprimand
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admonish (warn), admonition, aspersion, bad repute, blame (culpability), blame, charge (accusation), charge (accuse), cite (accuse), complain (charge), complain (criticize), condemnation (blame), contemn, convict, conviction (finding of guilt), correction (punishment), criticism, criticize (find fault with), decry, defame, denounce (condemn), denunciation, depreciate, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove (condemn), discommend, discredit, disparage, fault, impeach, impeachment, impugnation, incrimination, judgment (formal court decree), lessen, libel, notoriety, obloquy, odium, onus (stigma), ostracism, outcry, phillipic, proscribe (denounce), proscription, punishment, rebuff, rebuke, remonstrance, remonstrate, reprehend, reprimand, reproach (noun), reproach (verb), restraint, revilement, scandal, sentence, slander, spurn, stricture
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A formal reprimand or expression of disapproval.v.censure
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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n. An official condemnation, reprimand, or expression of adverse criticism, usually by a legislative or other formal body, of the conduct of one of its members or of someone whose behavior it monitors.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A formal, public reprimand for an infraction or violation.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A formal, public reprimand for an infraction or violation.II An official reprimand or condemnation of an attorney. (See disbarment or suspension.)
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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CENSURE — En 1828, à une époque où l’on se plaignait amèrement des méfaits de la censure, Benjamin Constant en a fourni une excellente définition: «La censure, violation insolente de nos droits, assujettissement de la partie éclairée de la nation à sa… … Encyclopédie Universelle
censure — CENSURE. s. f. Correction, répréhension. Soumettre ses écrits à la censure de quelqu un. Subir la censure de quelqu un. Souffrir la censure. S exposer à la censure.Censure, se dit aussi en matière de Dogme, d Un Jugement qui porte condamnation.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
censure — Censure. s. f. Correction, reprehension. Je soûmets mes escrits & mes actions à vostre censure. subir la censure de quelqu un. souffrir la censure. s exposer à la censure. Il signifie aussi, Le jugement & la condamnation d un livre. La censure… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Censure — Cen sure, n. [L. censura fr. censere: cf. F. censure. Cf. {Censor}.] 1. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Take each man s censure, but reserve thy judgment. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of blaming or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
censure — Ⅰ. censure UK US /ˈsensjər/ US /ˈsenʃər/ noun [U] FORMAL ► strong criticism or disapproval: »The former brokers, charged with selling unsuitable investments, face censure and fines of $10,000 each. Ⅱ. censure UK US /ˈsensjər/ US /ˈsenʃər/ verb… … Financial and business terms
Censure — Cen sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Censured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Censuring}.] [Cf. F. ensurer.] 1. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge. [Obs.] Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer. Beau. & Fl. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
censure — [n] severe criticism admonishment, admonition, blame, castigation, condemnation, disapproval, dressing down, objection, obloquy, rebuke, remonstrance, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reproof, stricture; concepts 52,410 Ant. approval,… … New thesaurus
Censure — Cen sure, v. i. To judge. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
censuré — censuré, ée (san su ré, rée) part. passé. Opinion malsonnante et censurée par l Église … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
censure — CENSURE: Utile, on a beau dire … Dictionnaire des idées reçues
