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What does discipline mean?

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Noun
  1. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  2. An enforced compliance or control.
  3. A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
  4. A state of order based on submission to authority.
  5. A punishment to train or maintain control.
  6. (Catholicism): A whip used for self-flagellation.
  7. A set of rules regulating behaviour.
  8. A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
  9. A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
  2. (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
  3. (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
  4. (transitive) To impose order on someone.
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