as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
called for disciplinary actions in response to the outrageous behavior
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Recent Examples of disciplinary
Employees found to have violated Board policy are subject to disciplinary action.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Jois says developing more realistic mathematical models of psychological crowds is a cross-disciplinary effort.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2025
Doing multi-disciplinary work, getting biology to work well with software, and hardware to work with software.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Bissouma was left out of the Tottenham squad for the UEFA Super Cup due to disciplinary reasons and was also omitted from their roster for the Champions League initial phase.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Jois says developing more realistic mathematical models of psychological crowds is a cross-disciplinary effort.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2025
Doing multi-disciplinary work, getting biology to work well with software, and hardware to work with software.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Bissouma was left out of the Tottenham squad for the UEFA Super Cup due to disciplinary reasons and was also omitted from their roster for the Champions League initial phase.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinary
Adjective
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His legal team condemned the plan as unconstitutional and punitive, warning that without assurances from Liberia, Abrego Garcia could be sent back to El Salvador.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Professional development for teachers focuses on positive, rather than punitive, behavioral and engagement practices.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Attica by the numbers At the time of the uprising, the rural prison had an all-white correctional staff tending to 2,234 inmates, with Black prisoners making up more than half the prison population.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Salvation Army is known for its willingness to help nearly anyone, with its adult recovery programs often taking people from the streets or the correctional system.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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