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
Named chief in 2012, Velazquez climbed the ranks despite a string of disciplinary actions against him as a patrol officer.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
He was charged with the highest possible disciplinary offense, a Class A, which brought his housing classification up from a minimum-security custody level to maximum.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
Some states, such as Alabama, have considered legislation that would protect pharmacists from any possible disciplinary action for dispensing ivermectin without a prescription.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Instead of fighting like fellow Ivy League member Harvard University, Columbia agreed to many of the demands from the Trump administration, such as changing its disciplinary policies, but the capitulation only led to more funding being pulled.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 June 2025
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
He was charged with the highest possible disciplinary offense, a Class A, which brought his housing classification up from a minimum-security custody level to maximum.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
Some states, such as Alabama, have considered legislation that would protect pharmacists from any possible disciplinary action for dispensing ivermectin without a prescription.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Instead of fighting like fellow Ivy League member Harvard University, Columbia agreed to many of the demands from the Trump administration, such as changing its disciplinary policies, but the capitulation only led to more funding being pulled.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinary
punitive
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The European Union targets leading American companies with rules, fines, and other punitive actions that undermine their ability to do business in EU countries and deliver technologies to their citizens and small businesses.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Regulation is not something to fear Instinctively, when any type of new regulation comes into force, particularly one that potentially involves fines and other punitive measures, fear and trepidation tend to be the most common reactions off the bat.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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