To rebuke formally; SYN. censure, criminate.
ETYM French réprimande, fr. Latin reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, from reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re + premere to press. Related to Press, Repress.
Severe or formal expression of blame and disapproval; reprehension, private or public.
Förml. Strafe im Dienststrafrecht.