Officially rebuked or condemned; having received formal blame or criticism.
Past tense and past participle of 'censure,' from Latin 'censura' (judgment/criticism), originally referring to the assessment function of Roman censors.
When Congress votes to 'censure' a member, it's a formal public shaming—not removing them from office, but creating an official record that says their behavior was wrong enough to warrant this permanent rebuke.
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