Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or used for discipline.
  • adjective Of or relating to a specific field of academic study.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or of the nature of discipline; promoting discipline or orderly conduct.
  • Specifically Used for self-inflicted torture as a means of penance: as, a disciplinary belt (one to which are attached sharp points which penetrate the skin).
  • Pertaining to the training or regulation of the mind; developing; maturing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
  • adjective For the purpose of imposing punishment.
  • adjective Of or relating to an academic field of study.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective relating to a specific field of academic study
  • adjective relating to discipline in behavior
  • adjective designed to promote discipline

Etymologies

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From Vulgar Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina ("instruction, teaching, field of study, habit")

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Examples

  • Overpromising results or inaccurate professional judgment almost never results in disciplinary action, and when it does, more often results in a very minimal sanction.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Your Lawyer’s Wrong: 2010

  • The source said there were some "unauthorized techniques" used resulting in disciplinary action being taken.

    Release of CIA interrogation report delayed 2009

  • June 8, 2010, 10: 49 pm neurodoc says: ohwilleke: Overpromising results or inaccurate professional judgment almost never results in disciplinary action, and when it does, more often results in a very minimal sanction.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Your Lawyer’s Wrong: 2010

  • See the NFL video on legal and illegal hits that was sent to players, coaches and teams to clarify which blows will result in disciplinary action.

    NFL video on legal and illegal hits Washington Post editors 2010

  • The city warned that the flier and communications like it could result in disciplinary action “up to and including termination.”

    Stromata Blog: 2007

  • The city warned that the flier and communications like it could result in disciplinary action “up to and including termination.”

    Free Speech Survives – With No Help from Liberals 2007

  • That the dissemination of the identities of students involved in disciplinary proceedings by a school-sponsored newspaper carrying the school's name is not in any way a dissemination by the school?

    Is That Legal?: A Middle-School Lesson in Free Speech? 2006

  • Most men "didn't know what end went foremost" around the house, and left household affairs and child rearing to the women, occasionally intervening in disciplinary matters when their help was solicited by their wives. 9

    Gutenber-e Help Page 2005

  • Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action. up to and including, adminstrative separation.

    Wanderlustress: 2005

  • Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action. up to and including, adminstrative separation.

    Wanderlustress: 2005

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