Definition of Censure. Meaning of Censure. Synonyms of Censure

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Definition of Censure

Censure
Censure Cen"sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Censured; p. pr. & vb. n. Censuring.] [Cf. F. ensurer.] 1. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge. [Obs.] ``Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer.' --Beau. & Fl. 2. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of. I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty. --Shak. 3. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence. --Shak. Syn: To blame; reprove; rebuke; condemn; reprehend; reprimand.
Censure
Censure Cen"sure, v. i. To judge. [Obs.] --Shak.

Meaning of Censure from wikipedia

- A censure is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. In parliamentary procedure, it is a debatable main motion that could be adopted by...
- Herem (Hebrew: חֵרֶם ḥērem) is the highest ecclesiastical censure in the Jewish community. It is the total exclusion of a person from the Jewish community...
- On the other hand, "censure" is meant to show disapproval and does not result in the resignation of ministers. The motion of censure may be against an individual...
- Censure is a formal, public, group condemnation of an individual, often a group member, whose actions run counter to the group's acceptable standards...
- vote is required. Members who are censured must stand in the well of the House chamber to receive a reading of the censure resolution. A reprimand was once...
- was censured for refusing to cooperate with, and abusing members of, the committee established to investigate whether or not he should be censured. The...
- 20th century. Although censure carries no formal punishment, only one senator (Benjamin R. Tillman) of the nine to be censured has ever been re-elected...
- In Roman Catholic theology, a theological censure is a doctrinal judgment (censure) by which the Catholic Church or Catholic theologians stigmatize(s)...
- Laouni Mouhid (Arabic: لاوني محيد, pronounced [laːwniː muːħiːd]; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (French pronunciation:...
- On March 28, 1834, the United States Senate voted to censure U.S. President Andrew Jackson over his actions to remove federal deposits from the Second...