Meaning Of The Word Name and shame

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Name and shame Meaning

Name and shame Definition
Name and shame Definition

What's The Definition Of Name and shame?

name and shame
phrase: If something such as a newspaper or an official body names and shames people who have performed badly or who have done something wrong, it identifies those people by name.

name and shame in British English
to reveal the identity of a person or organization guilty of illegal or unacceptable behaviour in order to embarrass them into not repeating the offence

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