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

Petyo knew about Webster’s disciplinary history in Dover but did not give that information to the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, as required by law.

From Washington Post

Investigators want to examine years of disciplinary records related to students accused of honor code violations.

From Washington Post

The following month, Lee was placed on a performance improvement plan, the only disciplinary action she had received in more than five years with the employer, according to her lawsuit.

From Washington Post

ProPublica and the Asbury Park Press scoured 245 police union agreements to find sample clauses that experts say could waste taxpayer money or impede the disciplinary process.

From ProPublica

The NFL generally waits for the legal process to play out before imposing potential disciplinary measures.

From Washington Post

For them, the trauma of assault can be compounded by a lack of institutional support, and even disciplinary action.

From The Daily Beast

But the ambiguity of  “appropriate disciplinary action” is what is so frightening about the smoking ban.

From The Daily Beast

The Newport News, Virginia, school added, “Federal law prohibits us from reporting on university disciplinary actions.”

From The Daily Beast

The purpose of the mid-June meeting was to discuss disciplinary action by the NFL.

From The Daily Beast

In the 13 cases that did result in disciplinary action for agents, this most often meant counseling.

From The Daily Beast

No trait is better marked in the normal child than the impulse to subject others to his own disciplinary system.

From Project Gutenberg

A strict, disciplinary master required to teach English at a preparatory school for the Army.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the method by which one fills a Lenten mitebox—it is disciplinary, that is, it is meant to hurt a little, and it does.

From Project Gutenberg

Suffering is not always punitive; it is sometimes disciplinary, designed to wean the good man from his sin.

From Project Gutenberg

They are rarely over-bearing in manner, but mostly use a tone which is persuasive rather than disciplinary.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• punitive