Censure Definition
sĕnshər
censured, censures, censuring
noun
censures
A condemning as wrong; strong disapproval.
Webster's New World
A judgment or resolution condemning a person for misconduct; specif., an official expression of disapproval passed by a legislature.
Webster's New World
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
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verb
censured, censures, censuring
To express strong disapproval of.
Webster's New World
To criticize harshly.
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Origin of Censure
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1350–1400 Middle English, from Old French, from Latin censūra (“censor's office or assessment”), from censere (“to tax, assess, value, judge, consider, etc.”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Latin cēnsūra censorship from cēnsor Roman censor censor
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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