reprimand

Word: reprimand

Context Sentence: They have been reprimanded by Ofcom for wearing T-shirts with sexual slogan and provoked further complaints from parents after acting out a graphic childbirth scene.

Source: //The Times ,// Wednesday October 19 2005, //Mind ya grammar, Dick&Dom//

Definition:[transitive] to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong eg: The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty.