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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Sensure,) Sensur, Sensour, v. Also: sensor, -ar, sencur, sansar. [e.m.E. censure (1590); Sensur(e n.]

1. To give an opinion or deliver a judgment on; to judge, adjudicate. 1606 Inverness Rec. II 47.
Thairfoir the said Mr. Jhone Ross, provest, and William Cuithbert, bailȝie desyris the judges to sensor and try the caus

2. To pass an adverse judgment on; to criticise, condemn, reprimand; to sentence (a person) to a particular punishment.(a) 1603 Inverness Rec. II 9.
The Procuratoris Fiscallis heiringe of his former confessioun requerit of the judges present that he suld be sensurit 1604 Misc. Hist. Soc. II 246.
It can nocht cum off ane gude ruler [pr. relur] nor fre ane honest hert to sensur enay honest manis procedingis our mallissiusle 1609 Inverurie 193.
The onfreemen to be sensurit be the counsall 1616 Inverurie 202.
The said day the bailȝies, counsall and communitie hes sensurit William Johnston, elder [etc.] 1620 Fraserburgh Kirk S. I 111b (23 Aug.).
[They are] to be sensourit our agane for thair manifold misbehauiour 1623 Melrose P. 544.
Houeuer men sheuld sensor yow or me 1650 Glasgow Wrights Acts 6.
[Elected deacons must be] nether guiltie of scandalous sines nor processet and sencurit for any such 1664 Aberd. Council Lett. IV 260.
With powar … to apoynt ministeris to be sensared by suspensione or depositione 1671 Kingarth Par. Rec. 70.
They sall not be passed for this but sensurd for this and more 16… Crail Squaremen 25.
That no brother of our craft … take any work over his brother of craftis head efter he hes agried with the partie wnder the [sic] to be sensored be the decon and his consell(b) 1682 Murray Lyon Hist. Lodge Edinb. 29.
The master obliged to be sansard for his neglack of discharging his deutay