Word family noun disciplinarian discipline adjective disciplinary disciplined ≠ undisciplined verb discipline
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdisciplinarydis‧ci‧pli‧na‧ry /ˈdɪsəplɪnəri, ˌdɪsəˈplɪ- $ ˈdɪsəpləneri/ adjective PUNISHrelating to the punishment of someone who has not obeyed rules, or to trying to make people obey rules The investigation led to disciplinary action (=things you do to punish someone) against two officers.disciplinary hearing/committee (=a meeting or group that decides if someone should be punished)Examples from the Corpus
disciplinary• So far, not a single person has faced prosecution or disciplinary action over the case.• We may also consider taking disciplinary action.• He will then decide whether to prefer disciplinary charges.• The committee members promised that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against the offenders.• Furthermore, there is already a perception that the decks are stacked at the disciplinary tribunals.disciplinary hearing/committee• The Jockey Club has announced it is to look again at the appeals procedure available to parties involved in disciplinary hearings.• The principles of fair procedure which govern the conduct of disciplinary hearings also apply, by and large, to appeal hearings.• My husband wasn't suspended but went through a disciplinary hearing and things were dealt with there, or so we thought.• The penalties handed down by police disciplinary hearings are secret.• Now, the North Midlands disciplinary committee are to entertain both father and son.• But a disciplinary hearing of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland was told he sold the product without a prescription.From Longman Business Dictionarydisciplinarydis‧ci‧pli‧na‧ry /ˈdɪsəplɪnəri, ˌdɪsəˈplɪ-ˈdɪsəpləneri/ adjective HUMAN RESOURCES concerned with how people in an organization or group should behave, and how they should be punished if they do not obey the rulesIf a member of staff is continually late for work, a disciplinary code (=set of rules about behaviour and punishments) should be available to give guidance to the supervisor about what steps to take.The investigation led to disciplinary action being taken against several officers. 