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disciplinal

Meanings
  • Adjective

    Relating to the enforcement of good conduct or behavior, especially through the imposition of penalties.

    - "The disciplinal measures taken by the school principal were effective in reducing misbehavior."
    - "The disciplinal committee heard the student's case and imposed a suspension."
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disciplinal , discipline , disciplines
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'disciplina' meaning 'instruction,' 'teaching,' or 'learning.'

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  1. The word 'discipline' comes from the Latin word 'disciplina,' which means 'instruction' or 'teaching.'

  2. In the military, disciplinary actions can range from minor infractions such as missing formation to more serious offenses such as insubordination or desertion.

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  1. Discipline: A branch of knowledge, especially one that studies a particular aspect of the arts, sciences, or humanities.

  2. Disciplinary action: Penalties or corrective measures imposed on someone for violating rules or regulations.

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  1. Sir Robert Peel is credited with creating the first modern police force, the bobbies, in London, in 1829, but the transformation of law enforcement, and especially forensic science, into a professional "discipline" was a haphazard affair.

    - Jeffrey Toobin,{it}New Yorker{/it},7 May 2007

  2. So the next fall I went to Hampshire College and began studying under Herbert Bernstein. Without him, I would never have become a scientist. He shamed me into doing the hard work necessary to be able not just to talk about math and physics but to calculate. Without that "discipline", my story would have been very different …

    - Lee Smolin,{it}Curious Minds{/it},(2004) 2005

  3. Pragmatism became America's most important contribution to the life of the mind in the 20th century. Filtered through scores of later interpreters, it percolated across a broad segment of academic culture and influenced "disciplines" as diverse as literary criticism and legal theory.

    - Theo Anderson,{it}Wilson Quarterly{/it},Summer 2007

  4. He stood erect, his bearing patrician, his dress impeccable. His face was stern and his pale eyes unsmiling behind his trifocals, like a man who had been called from important duties in the principal's office to administer "discipline" to an unruly classroom.

    - Nick Taylor,{it}Laser{/it},2000
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Disciplina has been used extensively in various fields such as education, military, and religion to enforce good conduct and maintain order.

How to Memorize "disciplinal"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a teacher enforcing rules in a classroom, or a military drill instructor instructing soldiers.
    - Visualize a person being reprimanded for misbehavior and then making amends.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'disciplinal' with 'good conduct,' 'order,' and 'punishment.'
    - Think of words such as 'training,' 'instruction,' and 'teaching' when you see 'disciplinal.'

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Disciplina Is Properly Instilling Correct Learning And Neatly Arranging Good Habits.'

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