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reprimand definition

rep·ri·mand (rep′rə mand′, -mänd′; also, for v., rep′rə mand′, -mänd′)

noun

a severe or formal rebuke, esp. by a person in authority

Etymology: Fr réprimande < L reprimenda, fem. of reprimendus, that is to be repressed < reprimere, to repress: see re- & press

transitive verb

to rebuke severely or formally

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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