disciplinary

adjective dis·ci·plin·ary \ ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē , especially British ˌdi-sə-ˈpli-nə-rē \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Examples: disciplinary in a Sentence

Definition of disciplinary

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

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disciplinarily

play \ˌdi-sə-plə-ˈner-ə-lē\ adverb

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disciplinarity

play \-ˈnar-ə-tē\ noun

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Examples of disciplinary in a Sentence

The committee is considering disciplinary measures against him.
called for disciplinary actions in response to the outrageous behavior

Recent Examples of disciplinary from the Web

Alaska is also one of 24 states that keeps the basis for the board's decisions — materials like risk assessments and disciplinary files — away from the public.

— michelle theriault boots, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s secretive parole board has almost unlimited power to release prisoners before their sentences are up. It has never been busier.," 17 June 2018
After that meeting, the panel would make disciplinary recommendations to the Assembly or Senate.

— melody gutierrez, SFChronicle.com, "California lawmakers propose overhaul of sex harassment probes," 15 June 2018
Medina was suspended for three days, even though a disciplinary panel recommended he be fired, a newspaper reported Thursday.

— CBS News, "Stoneman Douglas school guard had sexually harassed massacre victim, family says," 15 June 2018
There are also new rules that require, in part, that school officials consider a number of factors, such as a student's age, disciplinary history and the seriousness of the violation, before suspending or expelling a student.

— lori higgins, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit schools had 16,000 suspensions last year, aims to reduce them," 11 June 2018
At the Ramsey Unit, prison officials eliminated 180 disciplinary cases.

— keri blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "Texas prisons: More than 500 inmate disciplinary cases tossed after quotas investigation," 11 June 2018
Kautzman says Perry's shooting of Cole was a justified use of force, but the attorney declined to speak about the officer's larger disciplinary history.

— holly v. hays, Indianapolis Star, "8 complaints, 2 lawsuits, 1 shooting: Why one officer didn’t draw more IMPD scrutiny," 8 June 2018
On top of the feline problem, there were a series of disciplinary breaches - such as stairways being blocked by fans and things being hurled from the terraces onto the pitch.

— SI.com, "Besiktas' Fine for Cat on Pitch Exemplifies How Little Football's Governing Bodies Care About Racism," 7 June 2018
The projects involved inter-disciplinary research into an area of the student's interest, incorporating technology, as well as interviews with a professional in that field.

— janice steinhagen, Courant Community, "Griswold Middle School Students Show Off Research At Expo," 6 June 2018

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