noun
disciplinary warning; formal reprimand
A formal punishment in workplace, school, or legal contexts where a written warning is issued and recorded. Often the lightest formal disciplinary action.
彼は遅刻が続いたため、戒告処分を受けた。
He received a formal warning for repeated tardiness.
戒告処分は最も軽い懲戒処分の一つです。
A disciplinary warning is one of the lightest disciplinary actions.
Compound of 戒告 (warning, admonition) and 処分 (disposal, punishment). The term is used in modern Japanese legal and organizational contexts.