Beyond Reproach Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms beyond reproach Idioms

1. Blameless, faultless, as in Jean's conduct at school is beyond reproach. The phrase employs the verb to reproach in the sense of “censure or rebuke,” a usage dating from the early 1500s.

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Ichung'wah said that Kenya's ambassador to Moscow "must be able to identify the officers within the embassy that may have colluded with these criminals. Our embassy must be beyond reproach. It must be the place where Kenyans can seek refuge, not exploitation."

From BBC

Lawyers acting for Dean's mother have said the document appears to be a "character assassination" of both him and his family, to keep Pierce beyond reproach.

From BBC

Truly, their manners were beyond reproach.

From Literature

Allies of Mahmood also said that she considers the Supreme Court's judgement on the issue of trans rights to be "beyond reproach".

From BBC

Governor Robert Orr, R-Ind., was disciplined and kind and his ethics were beyond reproach.

From Salon

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