adjective
disciplinary
DIS-uh-pluh-nair-ee/ˈdɪsəpləneri/
Relating to punishment or correction of misconduct.
The referee raises a yellow card as a disciplinary response to the player's violation.
Etymology
Disciplina covered both instruction and its subject matter. Instruction also came to imply the order and correction needed for learning, explaining why disciplinary can concern either an academic field or the enforcement of rules.
In context
everyone follow me immediately to the Dean's office this is an order any further delays will result in a deduction of disciplinary points and invalidation of your grades
More examples
- The employee faces a disciplinary hearing for falsifying records.
- The coach benches two players for disciplinary reasons.
- Disciplinary measures range from written warnings to dismissal.
Forms
discipline noun — Punishment intended to correct improper behavior.
Similar words
- punitive
- Emphasizes punishment rather than guidance or improvement in behavior.
- corrective
- Emphasizes fixing behavior or problems, rather than imposing punishment.