The phrase "a reprehensible act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that is morally wrong or deserving of condemnation.
Example: "The committee unanimously agreed that the vandalism was a reprehensible act that should not be tolerated in the community."
Alternatives: "an abhorrent action" or "a despicable deed".
To omit them "would have been a reprehensible act of moral cowardice".
To omit them from 'Zero Dark Thirty' would have been a reprehensible act of moral cowardice".
But the police department decried a "reprehensible" act they said appeared aimed at a particular group of graves.
President-elect President-elect Obamaot a laudable exercise of political compromise; it is a reprehensible act of moral appeasement.
Each character in "Sweat" commits a reprehensible act, whether it's Cynthia's failing to stand with her friends on the picket line or Tracey's exhibiting a newfound racism.
"Any attempt to destabilize is a reprehensible act for Ecuador, because we are a sovereign nation and respectful of the politics of each country," he told the Guardian.
"Justice is equal for all," he said, adding that "any reprehensible act should be tried and punished in accordance with law".
To him, Gasparo is the victim of a "reprehensible, criminal act" against his very nature.
The mere fact that every beach-goer has paid towards maintaining the presence of a lifeguard does not excuse them from trying to save the drowning swimmer in the lifeguard's absence, or make it any less of a morally reprehensible act for them to stand by and watch the unfortunate victim expire for want of assistance.
"At a time when six million Zimbabweans are without adequate food supplies, the government of Zimbabwe's eviction of commercial farmers and thousand of farm workers is a reckless and reprehensible act," Philip T. Reeker, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement on Friday.
Justice Marcy S. Friedman of State Supreme Court in Manhattan called the behavior of the officer, Troy Jackson, an "unquestionably reprehensible act".
