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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- is the need to crack down
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CHASTISE?
Question
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
