~ sb (for sth) (formal) to tell sb officially that you do not approve of them or their actions:
[VN] The officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour. [also Vspeech]
reprimand noun [C,U]:
He received a severe reprimand for his behaviour.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is reprimand a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, reprimand is tagged as verb.
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