reproval
Example Sentences
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Lindsey openly acknowledges a 2011 reproval from the state bar, which referenced “emotional/physical difficulties” that “were not the product of any illegal conduct.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
A letter of reproval is the mildest form of punishment at the ethics committee’s disposal.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2023
The letter of reproval is made public when the ethics committee issues its final report on its investigation.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2023
Veteran L.A. lawyer Carl Douglas, who is Black and was given a public reproval in 1997 for allowing his secretary and investigator to sign subpoenas in his name while he worked on O.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Usually exasperatingly indifferent to rebuke or reproval, Miss Ames had hit upon the one punishment that Sarah could be fairly said to dread—an interview with the principal.
From Rosemary by Lawrence, Josephine
