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
Be mindful that at some resorts, staff are not allowed to accept tips and could face disciplinary action for doing so.
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Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Maggie Sanger is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Nashville.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Keppler said the employee that allowed the overflow to occur faced disciplinary action, and Veolia is in the process of implementing a more robust turnover process so this does not happen in the future.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The monitor’s office reviews police and sheriff disciplinary cases and makes recommendations to the agencies about those cases that are aimed at improving discipline, policies and practices.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Maggie Sanger is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Nashville.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Keppler said the employee that allowed the overflow to occur faced disciplinary action, and Veolia is in the process of implementing a more robust turnover process so this does not happen in the future.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The monitor’s office reviews police and sheriff disciplinary cases and makes recommendations to the agencies about those cases that are aimed at improving discipline, policies and practices.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinary
Adjective
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But a federal judge threw out the lawsuit in March 2024, excoriating the platform’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protecting the platform’s security and legal rights.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Then, just before voting to pass the bill last month, the House adopted an amendment that raised the fines to $25,000 for an initial violation and $125,000 for subsequent offenses, making the measure the most financially punitive bathroom restriction in the country, according to The Texas Tribune.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ana Maria Vargas, 52, a correctional officer in Arizona, applied to be a deportation officer.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors say the attackers sprayed anti-ICE graffiti, shot a police officer in the neck and exchanged fire with correctional officers before fleeing.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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