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
Authorities described the plot to kill Lowrey in prison disciplinary records.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
In Miranda de Ebro, Spain, the school principal ordered the school doors closed at 9 a.m. as a disciplinary lesson to late students, gave up the project when 50% of the teachers were locked out.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The decision is still subject to appeal, according to the disciplinary database.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
During Week 9, it was announced that Elliott would not travel with the team and was ruled out due to disciplinary reasons.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
In Miranda de Ebro, Spain, the school principal ordered the school doors closed at 9 a.m. as a disciplinary lesson to late students, gave up the project when 50% of the teachers were locked out.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The decision is still subject to appeal, according to the disciplinary database.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
During Week 9, it was announced that Elliott would not travel with the team and was ruled out due to disciplinary reasons.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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