Rebuke
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
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Riot act and Rebuke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rebuke/riot_act
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