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
But White said the organization would not take disciplinary action against the fighter because of freedom of expression, according to The Athletic.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
His story of being groomed by Kuch and Gain as a teen prompted the UNC system to investigate other abuse allegations at the school, and the two teachers resigned before a disciplinary hearing.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
Some lumped together threats of mass violence with a number of other disciplinary offenses, inflating the numbers.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 28 Jan. 2025
Protesters had commissary privileges revoked, were placed in solitary confinement and faced disciplinary write-ups, the complaint alleges.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
His story of being groomed by Kuch and Gain as a teen prompted the UNC system to investigate other abuse allegations at the school, and the two teachers resigned before a disciplinary hearing.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
Some lumped together threats of mass violence with a number of other disciplinary offenses, inflating the numbers.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 28 Jan. 2025
Protesters had commissary privileges revoked, were placed in solitary confinement and faced disciplinary write-ups, the complaint alleges.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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