reprimanded

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Reprimanded: A legislative investigation found that state Sen. Bob Hertzberg on several occasions gave uninvited hugs that made people feel uncomfortable, but concluded that his hugging was not sexually motivated or, in most instances, unwanted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2018

Reprimanded for failing to ignore a call to order, he was thrown out of the chamber by house speaker David Carter.

From BBC • May 11, 2016

Reprimanded by Sir Alan, the unsmiling Tre still survived all the way to the penultimate episode, a highlight along the way being his ruckus with colleague Rory about who was who's boss.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2010

Texas Judge Reprimanded in Death Row Case A judicial panel on Friday reprimanded a Texas judge who declined to keep the courthouse open for a last-minute appeal from a death row inmate.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2010

Reprimanded by its stern custodian, it explained that it was seeking a body of doctrine.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose