Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - objurgation

 noun  Etymology: Middle English objurgacyon, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French ~, from Latin ~-, objurgatio, from objurgare to scold, blame, from ob- against + jurgare to quarrel, literally, to take to law, from jur-, jus law + -igare (from agere to lead) — more at ob-, just, agent  Date: 15th century a harsh rebuke  • objurgate transitive verb  • objurgatory adjective