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reprimand — rep‧ri‧mand [ˈreprmɑːnd ǁ mænd] noun [countable] an occasion when someone is officially told that they have done something very wrong: • He is likely to receive some kind of reprimand for trying to influence the regulators unfairly. reprimand… … Financial and business terms
Reprimand — Rep ri*mand (r?p r? m?nd), n. [F. r[ e]primande, fr. L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re re + premere to press. See {Press}, and cf. {Repress}.] Severe or formal reproof;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reprimand — I n. 1) to administer, issue a reprimand (the judge issued a reprimand from the bench) 2) to receive a reprimand 3) a mild; severe, sharp, stem reprimand 4) an oral; written reprimand II v. (D; tr.) to reprimand for (to reprimand an employee for… … Combinatory dictionary
reprimand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ gentle ▪ His gentle reprimand shamed her sufficiently. ▪ public ▪ verbal, written … Collocations dictionary
Reprimand — Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was severely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reprimand — [n] oral punishment admonishment, admonition, bawling out*, blame, calling down*, castigation, censure, chiding, comeuppance, dressing down*, going over*, grooming, hard time*, lecture, piece of one’s mind*, ragging*, rap*, rebuke, reprehension,… … New thesaurus
reprimand — [rep′rə mand΄, rep′rəmänd΄; ] also, for v. [, rep΄rə mand′, rep΄rəmänd′] n. [Fr réprimande < L reprimenda, fem. of reprimendus, that is to be repressed < reprimere, to repress: see RE & PRESS1] a severe or formal rebuke, esp. by a person in … English World dictionary
Reprimand (UK law) — A reprimand is a police prosecution within the United Kingdom that is given to people 17 years and under who break the law and get arrested for the first time. It is an opportunity to get the offender to think about what they have done and to… … Wikipedia
Reprimand — A reprimand is a severe, formal or official reproof. Reprimanding takes in different forms in different legal systems, such as in UK law and American law. UK In the UK, anybody between the ages of 10 and 18 years can receive a reprimand. It is a… … Wikipedia
reprimand — UK [ˈreprɪˌmɑːnd] / US [ˈreprɪˌmænd] verb [transitive] Word forms reprimand : present tense I/you/we/they reprimand he/she/it reprimands present participle reprimanding past tense reprimanded past participle reprimanded to tell someone officially … English dictionary
reprimand — [[t]re̱prɪmɑːnd, mæ̱nd[/t]] reprimands, reprimanding, reprimanded VERB If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. [FORMAL] [be V ed for ing/n] He was reprimanded … English dictionary
