Disciplinary

noun

/dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/

Word Frequency: 4.4

Definitions

1.nounA disciplinary action.

2.adjectiveHaving to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.

"Debt can motivate or act as a disciplinary force for executives to achieve organizational efficiency."

3.adjectiveFor the purpose of imposing punishment.

"The school has announced that it will take disciplinary measures against the students who participated in the protest activities."

4.adjectiveOf or relating to an academic field of study.

"We hope that psychologists will applaud good studies of scientific behavior and thought regardless of the disciplinary specialty of the author."

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