censure
n.n. a formal statement or action that shows you disapprove of someone's behavior. It is usually used when a group or leader officially criticizes someone for doing something wrong.
n. a formal expression of disapproval or criticism, typically issued by an authority or a group. Often implies a lack of support or a formal reprimand.
The committee issued a public censure of the manager.
After the scandal, the board of directors voted to place a formal censure on the CEO's record.
The senator faced a rare censure from his own party for failing to disclose his private interests during the legislative debate on the new tax law.
From 1350–1400 Middle English censure, from Old French, from Latin censūra (“censor's office or assessment”), from censēre (“to consider, to assess, to value, to judge, to tax, etc.”).