A mockery or insult.
The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law.
To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
A berating or scolding.
a class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1)
A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
To preach, to berate, to scold.
To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.