Dress-code

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To invoke or impose a dress code upon (someone); to take disciplinary action on (someone) for violating a dress code. transitive

    "Dress-coding, on the other hand, is to point out that, whereas that garment may be fine at another place and time, it isn't right for school."

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"Dress-coding, on the other hand, is to point out that, whereas that garment may be fine at another place and time, it isn't right for school."

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