påtale

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Danish

Noun

påtale

  1. a reprimand (in a professional or legal context)
    • 2006, Folketingets ombudsmands beretning for året ...:
      ... havde ministeriet imidlertid ikke fundet at der forelå det fornødne grundlag for at give Dem en advarsel i henhold til tjenestemandslovens § 24, men De fik en kraftig påtale ...
      ... the ministry had not, however, found that the necessary basis for giving you a warning cf. §24 of tjenestemandsloven existed, but you did get an emphatic reprimand ...
    • 1986, Ugeskrift for læger:
      Ikke sjældent er det netop denne bestemmelse i de etiske regler, der overtrædes og medfører påtale fra rådet.
      Not rarely, it is this particular provision in the ethical rules that is breached and leads to a reprimand from the council.
    • 1994, Tandlægebladet:
      For ansatte, som overtræder reglerne, reageres der i første omgang med mundtlig påtale og tilbud om hjælp.
      For employees that break the rules, the initial reaction is a verbal reprimand and an offer for help.

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Verb

påtale

  1. to reprimand (in a professional or legal context)
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