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   Reprimand , n. [F. réprimande, 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; reprehension, private or public.
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   Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.
   Macaulay.
   
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   Reprimand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reprimanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprimanding.] [Cf. F. réprimander. See Reprimand, n.]
   To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
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   Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission.
   Arbuthnot.
   
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   To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.
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   Syn. -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove.
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