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
Following disciplinary actions, Chesapeake High was forced to forfeit the games due to a lack of eligible players remaining, according to AACPS spokesperson Bob Mosier.
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Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Tao has been on administrative leave since early January and will face no disciplinary action.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Press the administration to force disciplinary action on the perpetrators.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
In its decision, the court noted that the point of disciplinary action was not punishment, but to protect the public from further misconduct by an attorney and other attorneys.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Tao has been on administrative leave since early January and will face no disciplinary action.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Press the administration to force disciplinary action on the perpetrators.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
In its decision, the court noted that the point of disciplinary action was not punishment, but to protect the public from further misconduct by an attorney and other attorneys.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinary
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The union picked up $50,000 from United Teachers Los Angeles and another $50,000 from Smart Justice California, a group focused on less punitive public safety strategies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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And consequences shouldn’t be punitive.—
Krista Spurgin,
Denver Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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Thedford didn’t doubt that Talley made efforts at self-improvement while behind bars, but noted that one of his previous cases involved a charge of Talley throwing feces at a correctional officer while in custody.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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