REP'RIMAND, verb transitive [If this word is from Latin reprimo, it must be formed from the participle reprimendus.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault. Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius, for traveling into Egypt without his permission. 2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence. The court ordered the officer to be reprimanded. REP'RIMAND, noun Severe reproof for a fault; reprehension, private or public.
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