castigation in the PONS Dictionary

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The lyrics were a castigation on the country's conformism about the illusory gains offered by the dictatorship.
en.wikipedia.org
One thing worth mentioning though; his castigation over the stone.
blogs.spectator.co.uk
The first of these meetings sentenced the recalcitrant monk to corporal castigation, deposition from the priestly office and imprisonment; his books were to be burned.
en.wikipedia.org
Those who are peddling such castigations have embarked on political vendetta: they have no basis for it.
www.punchng.com
This escalated into a call for the editor's resignation and the castigation of the reporter who wrote the story.
www.limerickpost.ie
But, his castigation of the opposition's obstructionism was a reminder of the possible roadblocks, which could absolve the government of any lapse if the bills fail to become law.
www.dnaindia.com
They have put in the past eight weeks with periodic castigation of the two bigger parties - and in the next breath urging them to coalesce.
www.independent.ie
They need help and support rather than castigation.
www.goal.com
Predictably, he may do a lot in this area if he lends his moral voice, social intelligence, and charisma to public castigation of attack journalism and partisan journalism.
www.ghanaweb.com
With parliament, the castigation of the cabinet has been, to them, an end in itself rather than an instrument for securing better conditions for the people.
www.ghanaweb.com

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