disciplinary
adjective
dis·ci·plin·ary
ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē 
especially British ˌdi-sə-ˈpli-nə-rē
1
a
: of or relating to discipline
disciplinary problems
b
: designed to correct or punish breaches of discipline
took disciplinary action
2
: of or relating to a particular field of study
disciplinary specialization
Examples of disciplinary in a Sentence
The committee is considering disciplinary measures against him.
called for disciplinary actions in response to the outrageous behavior
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Police said the case is pending and may be grounds for additional charges and university disciplinary action.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Doing multi-disciplinary work, getting biology to work well with software, and hardware to work with software.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Li Guohua, formerly general manager of China Unicom, was sentenced by the Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Qingdao, almost 15 months after the ruling Communist Party’s disciplinary body placed him under investigation.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Bissouma was left out of the Tottenham squad for the UEFA Super Cup due to disciplinary reasons and was also omitted from their roster for the Champions League initial phase.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Doing multi-disciplinary work, getting biology to work well with software, and hardware to work with software.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Li Guohua, formerly general manager of China Unicom, was sentenced by the Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Qingdao, almost 15 months after the ruling Communist Party’s disciplinary body placed him under investigation.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Bissouma was left out of the Tottenham squad for the UEFA Super Cup due to disciplinary reasons and was also omitted from their roster for the Champions League initial phase.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disciplinary. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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disciplinary
adjective
dis·ci·plin·ary
ˈdis-ə-plə-ˌner-ē
: of or relating to discipline : corrective
take disciplinary action
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