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disciplinable
adjective
uk /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪ.nə.bəl/ us /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪ.nə.bəl/
A disciplinable action is one that someone can be disciplined(= punished) for, and a disciplinable person is someone who can be disciplined:
disciplinable offenceStealing from an employer is usually a disciplinable offence.
It is unclear whether they would be disciplinable under the proposed law.
Helping yourself to some milk from the office fridge is not normally a disciplinable offence.
His behaviour is not only disappointing, it's a potentially disciplinable action.
A union official whose misconduct falls into this category is disciplinable only to the same extent as other employees.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Punishing & punishments
ankle bracelet
ankle tag
attach
ball and chain
bar
be brought/called to accountidiom
discipline
endorsement
flay
flay someone aliveidiom
get what's coming to youidiom
gross misconduct
grounded
penalty
sentence
skin someone aliveidiom
slam dunk
sort
sort something out
spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
Synonym
punishable Related worddiscipline
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