A verbal reprimand is when someone is given a spoken warning or scolding for doing something wrong or breaking a rule.
Sentences with «verbal reprimand»
«However, despite comparatively frequent use of a range of direct sanctions, ranging in severity from verbal reprimands to suspension from school, as a method, direct sanctions was rated as the least effective, notably significantly less effective than restorative practice. (teachermagazine.com.au)
Rottweilers can often be controlled using verbal reprimands alone, and while they occasionally require strong physical corrections, some trainers tend to be much rougher on Rottweilers than is necessary. (meisterhunde.com)
Our methods avoid physical force and corrections, including verbal reprimands. (thedogrun.com)