disciplinary

Related to correction

Disciplinary relates to discipline—the enforcement of rules and standards of conduct.

A disciplinary hearing addresses alleged misconduct.

Disciplinary action punishes violations: The employee faced disciplinary measures for repeated absences.

In academic contexts, disciplinary can also mean relating to a field of study: disciplinary boundaries between sociology and psychology.

punitive

sanction

Approval or punitive measure

detention · reprimand · admonishment · censure · dismissal · probation · consequence · fine · demotion · warning

behavioral

conduct

Manner of behaving

accountability · integrity · professionalism · decorum · standards · expectations · guidelines · protocol · code · responsibility

academic

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

research · publication · journal · professor · tenure · scholarship · pedagogy · seminar · methodology · specialization

regulatory

oversight

Supervision or inadvertent omission

inspection · audit · supervision · procedure · policy · authority · control · management · administration · standardization

severity

strict

Rigorous, without flexibility

  • sternStrict or ship's aft
  • harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
  • severeExtremely harsh or strict

rigorous · stringent · draconian · authoritarian · inflexible · unyielding · uncompromising · demanding · exacting · rigid

corrective

remedial

Intended to fix problems

guidance · mentoring · intervention · improvement · developmental · supportive · constructive · therapeutic · reform · probationary

Categories
Opposites
punishment vs. reward

disciplinaryrewarding

Providing satisfaction or benefit

commendatory · laudatory · praising · congratulatory · compensatory

punitive vs. forgiving

disciplinarynonpunitive

Not intended to penalize

exonerating · exculpatory · absolving · pardoning · acquitting

strict vs. permissive

disciplinarypermissive

Tolerant, lacking strictness

indulgent · lenient · tolerant · lax · laissez-faire

Phrases
Family

disciplinarian, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, disciplinary action, cross-disciplinary, disciplinary measures

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