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 Word Forms

• nondisciplinary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disciplinary¹

First recorded in 1575–85; discipline + -ary

Example Sentences

Party enforcers have taken down scores of senior officials as part of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s disciplinary purges.

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The disciplinary panel found Labrada guilty of planting the tracking device, and he resigned from the department.

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"It gave rise to the disciplinary proceedings and therefore contributed to the eventual sanction."

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A consumer alert has been added to his profile informing the public that disciplinary actions are pending against him.

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It is unclear whether the city will seek any disciplinary action for committing theft during her tenure.

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Related Words

• punitive