censured
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In December, McCarthy was censured by the Senate and died three years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
They subsequently won back their seats in special elections, while a third legislator, state Rep. Gloria Johnson, was censured but not expelled.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
It does not necessarily guarantee that he will not be censured, or fired, if his remarks violate his employer’s rules or standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
With high-stakes testing, a teacher whose students test poorly can be censured or passed over for a raise or promotion.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
