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Common collocations with censure in American Collocation

censure noun uncountable

US /ˈsenʃər/

moral
public
social

To be an atheist in his time was likely to attract public censure.

avoid censure

avoid
escape

The magazine has escaped censure from the Press Complaints Commission.

deserve or attract censure

attract
deserve
face
incur
risk

I have no reservations about criticising the police when censure is deserved.

motion
vote

A deliberate breach could result in Council passing a motion of censure.