Discipline is any training intended to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour, especially training that produces moral or mental development in a particular direction. It is a widely held belief that most people, even those disinclined to harm others or self, lack discipline.
Forms of discipline:
Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order.
A systematic method to obtain obedience, e.g. military discipline.
Alternate meaning
With an article prepended, the word discipline can also refer to a branch of knowledge or teaching; e.g. ...
