An act or expression of criticism and censure

Usage examples of reprimand.

The latter obeyed, and, opening the door of the chamber, they passed into the anti-room, where the Baron, surprised to find all his pages asleep, stopped, and, with hasty violence, was going to reprimand them for their carelessness, when the Knight waved his hand, and looked so expressively upon the Baron, that the latter restrained his resentment, and passed on.

After the severest reprimand, he did not tremble and look at the floor but instead looked steadily at her, causing uneasy doubts to invade her mind.

The Melodist crushed several in the way of reprimand before giving up the enterprise.

Lieutenant Petter stood before Eugene, their eyes downcast, as though expecting an imperial reprimand.

Wulfric turned his quizzing glass upon the young man, unsure whether he was being subtly reprimanded for being high in the instep or whether he was being treated as some sort of comrade who was expected to agree that out-and-outers made more desirable companions than ladies with refined manners.

It seemed that about two months ago, Officer Resden had had occasion to reprimand Samosa when he caught him about to spraypaint a sidewalk in front of the Mission Street BART station.

We know Tenney was bucking authority on the job, had been reprimanded.

Deputy Hanson had already told her about the Smith and Wesson in the glove box, and her understated reprimand was well deserved.

Inspector Gabriel that he should perhaps reprimand his sidekick for such unheavenly thoughts, but he was too caught up in the action himself to bother.

Admiralty down on him like a hundred of bricks, but also the Navy Office, the Transport Board, the Victualling Office, the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, the Home Office, and no doubt half a dozen other bodies, each better than the last at calling for accounts, dockets and vouchers, at handing down reprimands, at holding officers liable for extraordinary sums, and at involving them in endless official correspondence.

While Dixon was oblivious to this, Cerro shot the duty officer a dirty look while Command Sergeant Major Duncan grabbed the operations sergeant by the arm and quietly reprimanded him for failing to keep the duty desk neat and clear of unnecessary trash and clutter.

Anyway, declassification and even a reprimand were preferable to working under that petulant little creep.

Here, I feel, one of the older hara, stern-faced, will deliver a subtle reprimand.

On the occasion in question I had reprimanded him several times without any effect, and I was in the act of doing so again when he rushed at me.

Another time, perhaps, he might have reprimanded the Midlander for it.