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 The Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Trustees will form an ad hoc committee to evaluate the performance of Chancellor Marvin Martinez, following a second meeting in closed session including potential disciplinary action or dismissal as an option to discuss. —
Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026 An August disciplinary letter obtained via public records request showed that the botched carpet removal caused $22,000 in damages, with the majority of the cost attributed to asbestos abatement and removal. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The disciplinary stipulation approved by the State Bar Court on April 6 calls for a one-year period of probation with conditions including a 30-day suspension of Ardestani’s license. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 The looming departure of Swalwell and Gonzales won’t be the end of the House’s disciplinary woes, either. —Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disciplinary
Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026 An August disciplinary letter obtained via public records request showed that the botched carpet removal caused $22,000 in damages, with the majority of the cost attributed to asbestos abatement and removal. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The disciplinary stipulation approved by the State Bar Court on April 6 calls for a one-year period of probation with conditions including a 30-day suspension of Ardestani’s license. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 The looming departure of Swalwell and Gonzales won’t be the end of the House’s disciplinary woes, either. —Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disciplinary
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The United States last year also blocked imports from a major South Korean salt farm accused of using slave labor, becoming the first trade partner to take punitive action against a decadeslong problem on salt farms in islands off the country’s southwest coast.— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, human-rights organizations reported repression inside the El Rodeo I prison, where foreign political detainees launched a protest that authorities allegedly responded to with tear gas and punitive measures.— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jackson — still handcuffed to Martin — walked toward the correctional officers by the door.— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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The correctional officer, Jesus Reyes, was charged with conspiring to sell drugs, possessing drugs for sale and transporting drugs across county lines.— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Disciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/disciplinary. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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