The word "criticism" is correct and commonly used in written English
It refers to the act of analyzing and evaluating something, often with negative connotations. Example: The book received a lot of criticism for its lack of character development and inconsistent plot.
In what appeared to be pointed criticism of increasingly firm rhetoric from Cameron on multinational tax engineering, Carr insisted tax avoidance "cannot be about morality – there are no absolutes".
Fealy said criticism of Indonesia should stick to legalities and flaws in the judicial process.
Damning reports by human rights organisations cataloguing the dire living conditions for many workers tied to their employers by the kafala system and investigations by the Guardian resulted in an international outcry and criticism of Fifa for not doing more to bring pressure to bear.
But Clancy has so far weathered congressional criticism, despite having spent only three of the past 30 years away from the agency while working as Comcast security chief in Philadelphia.
The African Union and most southern African nations have generally been supportive of the vote, but sharp criticism has come from non-governmental groups and western governments including Britain.
Yet there has been strong criticism of Miliband by some members of the Jewish community for his stance on Israel and, in particular, for backing a vote to recognise a Palestinian state last autumn.
In an implicit criticism of Labour and the Tories, the deputy prime minister said that the majority of Scottish voters were not yet being offered what they wanted in next year's vote: further devolution within the UK.
He also came in for criticism after quoting Hitler's Mein Kampf at a hustings in order to make a point about the EU being undemocratic.
I absolutely accept that in this industry there is comment and criticism.
The home secretary last hinted at her wish to see the introduction of pre-broadcast banning powers in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich two years ago, when Conservative MPs expressed strong criticism of a BBC Newsnight interview with the radical Islamist activist Anjem Choudary.
The businessman, who in previous years has been critical of the Kremlin and who owns part of Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's only independent newspapers, says that "now is not the time for criticism" and has come out in support of Russia's acts in Crimea, suggesting they could be viewed as a "pre-emptive humanitarian intervention".
