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
Barnard College is threatening disciplinary action against pro-Palestinian students involved in a brief takeover of a campus building last week, the college president announced Monday.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
The district has not commented on if Mahaffey is facing disciplinary action.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Multiple students at Barnard College in New York City have faced disciplinary action in recent days for breaking into Hamilton Hall on Columbia University’s campus last year.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Pearson kept his job despite using the slur, and some speculated that Schaefer — Pearson’s longtime friend — might have had a hand in the investigation and disciplinary process.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
The district has not commented on if Mahaffey is facing disciplinary action.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Multiple students at Barnard College in New York City have faced disciplinary action in recent days for breaking into Hamilton Hall on Columbia University’s campus last year.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Pearson kept his job despite using the slur, and some speculated that Schaefer — Pearson’s longtime friend — might have had a hand in the investigation and disciplinary process.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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