Reprimand1. (n.) Severe or formal reproof; strong rebuke.
2. (n.) To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to censure formally.
3. (n.) To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.
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