REPRIMAND
reprimand,n. In professional responsibility, a form of disciplinary action — imposed after
trial or formal charges — that declares the lawyer’s conduct improper but does not limit his or her
right to practice law; a mild form of lawyer discipline that does not restrict the lawyer’s ability to
practice law. [Cases: Attorney and Client 58. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 116–118.] —
reprimand,vb.
private reprimand.An unpublished communication between a disciplinary agency and a
wrongdoing attorney, admonishing the attorney about the improper conduct. • Sometimes a
published reprimand that does not identify the lawyer by name is considered a private reprimand.
[Cases: Attorney and Client 58. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 116–118.]
public reprimand.A published notice, appearing usu. in a legal newspaper or bar journal,
admonishing the attorney about improper conduct and describing the impropriety for the benefit of
other members of the legal profession. [Cases: Attorney and Client 58. C.J.S. Attorney and
Client §§ 116–118.]
[Blacks Law 8th]