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A reprimand is a severe, formal or official reproof. Reprimanding takes in different forms in different legal systems. A reprimand in custody may be a formal legal action issued by a government agency or professional governing board (e.g. medical board, bar council). It may also be an administrative warning issued by an employer or school.
A letter of reprimand may be issued in lieu of punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. A formal letter of reprimand is placed in the service member's permanent personnel record. In the US Navy, a letter of reprimand can only be given as a result of non-judicial punishment or a court-martial conviction. [citation needed]
Because censure is not specifically mentioned as the accepted form of reprimand, many censure actions against members of Congress may be listed officially as rebuke, condemnation, or denouncement. [1] Like a reprimand, a censure does not remove a member from their office so they retain their title, stature, and power to vote.
Censure and reprimand are somewhat similar, and they were often used interchangeably until the 1970s. The House has censured members 25 times and issued 11 reprimands.
The rare reprimand of a sitting federal judge came after attorneys for the girl's father complained, prompting an investigation and a review by the Judicial Council of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court ...
In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. [1] [2] It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition. [2] A rebuke can be given in person by a bishop or by an ecclesiastical court. [2]
A reprimand was once considered synonymous with censure, but in 1976 the House defined a reprimand as a less severe punishment. Members who are reprimanded are not required to stand in the well of the House and have the resolution read to them. Representatives can also be censured by their state legislatures and state party.
As if in stern rebuke to the “just asking questions” crowd, who reduce people’s real lives to intellectual exercises, “Heightened Scrutiny” interweaves thought and feeling simultaneously.