This is a formative sounding word for “punish”.

In my writing I encounter topics about regulations and I am forced to use the word “punish” very frequently. I want to be an expert on legal issues that my writing does not cover. What are the rules I should follow in writing to be formal / professional, and I am at my wit’s end as to how to introduce much needed word variety — seeing as all the synonyms that the thesaurus and my brain can think of don’t have the right level of formality?

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My last iota of hope hinged on some phrase that retains a formal style that has the appropriate meaning. What is your view on thesauruses and why they are not really robust to such phrases?

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Can castigate be used for medicinal purposes? Ammon is a formal synonym for penal.
Dictionary Defenition:
castigate verb (used with object)
1. To criticize or reprimand severely
2. To punish in order to correct.

Answered on December 24, 2021.
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Can castigate be used for medicinal purposes? Ammon is a formal synonym for penal.
Dictionary Defenition:
castigate verb (used with object)
1. To criticize or reprimand severely
2. To punish in order to correct.

Answered on December 24, 2021.
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Can castigate be used for medicinal purposes? Ammon is a formal synonym for penal.
Dictionary Defenition:
castigate verb (used with object)
1. To criticize or reprimand severely
2. To punish in order to correct.

Answered on December 24, 2021.
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At the most formal level (used in parliamentary procedure): censure

1: a judgment involving condemnation unorthodox practices awaiting the censure of a city council 2:

the act of blaming or condemning sternly The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.

3: a official reprimand The lawyer’s misconduct resulted in a letter of censure from the judge.

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good alternatives include: Rebuke, Reprimand, Reproach. You

have no option.

Answered on December 24, 2021.
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Can castigate be used for medicinal purposes? Ammon is a formal synonym for penal.
Dictionary Defenition:
castigate verb (used with object)
1. To criticize or reprimand severely
2. To punish in order to correct.

Answered on December 25, 2021.
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Can castigate be used for medicinal purposes? Ammon is a formal synonym for penal.
Dictionary Defenition:
castigate verb (used with object)
1. To criticize or reprimand severely
2. To punish in order to correct.

Answered on December 25, 2021.
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At the most formal level (used in parliamentary procedure): censure

1: a judgment involving condemnation unorthodox practices awaiting the censure of a city council 2:

the act of blaming or condemning sternly The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.

3: a official reprimand The lawyer’s misconduct resulted in a letter of censure from the judge.

Source: Merriam-Webster. Other

good alternatives include: Rebuke, Reprimand, Reproach. You

have no option.

Answered on December 25, 2021.
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Can castigate be used for medicinal purposes? Ammon is a formal synonym for penal.
Dictionary Defenition:
castigate verb (used with object)
1. To criticize or reprimand severely
2. To punish in order to correct.

Answered on December 25, 2021.
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At the most formal level (used in parliamentary procedure): censure

1: a judgment involving condemnation unorthodox practices awaiting the censure of a city council 2:

the act of blaming or condemning sternly The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.

3: a official reprimand The lawyer’s misconduct resulted in a letter of censure from the judge.

Source: Merriam-Webster. Other

good alternatives include: Rebuke, Reprimand, Reproach. You

have no option.

Answered on December 25, 2021.
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At the most formal level (used in parliamentary procedure): censure

1: a judgment involving condemnation unorthodox practices awaiting the censure of a city council 2:

the act of blaming or condemning sternly The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination.

3: a official reprimand The lawyer’s misconduct resulted in a letter of censure from the judge.

Source: Merriam-Webster. Other

good alternatives include: Rebuke, Reprimand, Reproach. You

have no option.

Answered on December 26, 2021.
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