Commination
Commination noun - An often public or formal expression of disapproval.
Usage example: the tendency by some to regard every unfortunate natural disaster as a sign of the Almighty's commination of mankind's sinfulness
Riot act and commination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Riot act" instead a noun "Commination".
Riot act
Riot act noun - An often public or formal expression of disapproval.
Usage example: at a specially called meeting, he read the riot act to his staff for their poor handling of the crisis
Commination and riot act are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commination" instead a noun phrase "Riot act".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lesson and commination
- lesson and riot act
- business and commination
- business and riot act
- rap and commination
- rap and riot act
- lecture and commination
- lecture and riot act
- criticism and commination
- criticism and riot act
- rebuke and commination
- rebuke and riot act
- censure and commination
- censure and riot act
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Riot act and Commination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commination/riot_act
Commination & Riot act. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/commination/riot_act>.
Riot act or Commination. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/commination/riot_act.
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