as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
disciplining actions taken in response to the rowdiness
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as in punishing
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt
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Recent Examples of disciplining
Gerui Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2016, the MPS removed school police from its buildings due to concerns that law enforcement were unnecessarily disciplining students.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Testimony from other officers stated Noel got joy from disciplining McNeal.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Federal labor regulators found Starbucks repeatedly violated labor laws by disciplining and firing workers involved in unionizing activity, shutting down stores and stalling contract negotiations.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The court’s apparent deviation from its tradition of disciplining Africans raises the stakes for its future and its ability to operate.
—Oumar Ba, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
The court and the wider international justice system centered in The Hague point to the contradictions of the liberal world order, which espouses universality in theory but in practice exonerates the West while disciplining and condemning the rest.
—Oumar Ba, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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Recently, a Massachusetts high school was sued by parents after disciplining a student for using AI to generate notes and an outline for a social studies paper.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2016, the MPS removed school police from its buildings due to concerns that law enforcement were unnecessarily disciplining students.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Testimony from other officers stated Noel got joy from disciplining McNeal.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Federal labor regulators found Starbucks repeatedly violated labor laws by disciplining and firing workers involved in unionizing activity, shutting down stores and stalling contract negotiations.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The court’s apparent deviation from its tradition of disciplining Africans raises the stakes for its future and its ability to operate.
—Oumar Ba, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
The court and the wider international justice system centered in The Hague point to the contradictions of the liberal world order, which espouses universality in theory but in practice exonerates the West while disciplining and condemning the rest.
—Oumar Ba, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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“Disciplining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplining. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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