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Definition
to criticize someone by telling them what they did wrong — often in a formal manner
- The count smiled as if the child bade fair to realize his hopes, while Madame de Villefort reprimanded her son with a gentleness and moderation very far from conveying the least idea of a fault having been committed.Chapters 47-48 (42% in)
- The brutal affectation with which you have enumerated and classified your crimes calls for a severe reprimand on the part of the court, both in the name of morality, and for the respect due to humanity.Chapters 109-110 (63% in)
There are no more uses of "reprimand" in The Count of Monte Cristo.
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