/ ˈsenʃə(r); NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
[ U ] ( formal ) strong criticism :
a vote of censure on the government's foreign policy
■ verb
[ vn ] censure sb (for sth) ( formal ) to criticize sb severely, and often publicly, because of sth they have done
SYN rebuke :
He was censured for leaking information to the press.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense judicial sentence ): from Old French censurer (verb), censure (noun), from Latin censura judgement, assessment, from censere assess.