詰きっ責せき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

reproach; reprimand; rebuke

Rare, formal term for sternly questioning or blaming someone for a fault. Often used in written or official contexts. Modern everyday speech would more likely use 叱責 (しっせき) or 非難 (ひなん).

• 上じょう司しは彼かれの怠たい慢まんを厳きびしく詰きっ責せきした。

  The boss sternly reproached him for his negligence.

• 議ぎ会かいで大だい臣じんの失しっ態たいが詰きっ責せきされた。

  The minister's blunder was reprimanded in the Diet.