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
What To Know Lankford said state officials were unable to locate any disciplinary record for at least one Oklahoma student who had been informed their visa was revoked by the State Department.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
No disciplinary actions or hospital privilege revocations are listed for her.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
School officials and a school resource officer investigated and issued disciplinary action.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Three teachers left the district after the incident was brought to light, but no disciplinary action was taken against them.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
No disciplinary actions or hospital privilege revocations are listed for her.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
School officials and a school resource officer investigated and issued disciplinary action.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Three teachers left the district after the incident was brought to light, but no disciplinary action was taken against them.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Islamabad took a number of punitive measures against India over its diplomatic maneuvering, including the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft and a prohibition on Indian transit through the country.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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New Delhi downgraded ties with Islamabad, summoned its top diplomat, suspended for the first time its involvement in a crucial water-sharing treaty and shut a key border crossing, among other punitive measures in the wake of what was the region’s worst assault on civilians in years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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