disciplinary

[ dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee ]

adjective

1. of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline:

   disciplinary action.

disciplinary

/ ˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ /

adjective

1. of, promoting, or used for discipline; corrective
2. relating to a branch of learning

   criticism that crosses disciplinary boundaries

Other Words From

• non·disci·pli·nary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disciplinary¹

First recorded in 1575–85; discipline + -ary

Example Sentences

In response, Academic Senate Chair Steven W. Cheung told regents that faculty disciplinary processes were meant to “protect our due diligence rights, our rights to a hearing, and to make sure we are deliberative in our decision-making.”

From Los Angeles Times

But several parents and other adults in the Moreno Valley community said that Perez’s inappropriate and racially charged outburst merits serious disciplinary action.

From Los Angeles Times

County sheriff from 2014 to 2018 involved dealing with powerful union resistant to major disciplinary reforms.

From Los Angeles Times

County sheriff from 2014 to 2018 involved dealing with powerful union resistant to major disciplinary reforms.

From Los Angeles Times

In Will Jordan and Mark Tele'a - who missed the World Cup game for disciplinary reasons - they have two of the most devastating finishers in the game.

From BBC

Related Words

• punitive