demote

He had been suspended for flouting weight regulations, stripped of his informants and demoted to monitoring wiretaps.

The few of us who objected to his treatment were disciplined, demoted, fired, or in my case, placed under a pretextual criminal investigation.

When he was demoted in September, Miller vowed to return to the Dodgers with a vengeance.

He also demoted and transferred the two attorneys who argued for the brothers’ release under Gascón, a move that triggered a civil lawsuit against Hochman and a close political ally in the office.

The pair claim they were demoted because of their stance on the case - and have faced intense public scrutiny as a result.