discharge from service

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• discharge from military service — See discharge …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• discharge from draft — A certificate given one who has reported to his draft board for immediate military service but is permitted to return home, without entering the service, because of the termination of hostilities. Patterson v Lamb, 329 US 539, 91 L Ed 485, 67 S… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… …   Law dictionary

• Discharge — in the context to expel or to let go may refer to: A military discharge, issued when a member of the armed forces is released from service Termination of employment, the end of an employee s duration with an employer A patient discharge, the… …   Wikipedia

• Discharge — Dis*charge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discharging}.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF. deschargier, F. d[ e]charger; pref. des (L. dis) + chargier, F. charger. See {Charge}.] 1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• discharge — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descharger, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin dis + Late Latin carricare to load more at charge Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to relieve of a charge, load, or burden: a. unload …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• discharge — dischargeable, adj. discharger, n. v. /dis chahrj /; n. /dis chahrj, dis chahrj /, v., discharged, discharging, n. v.t. 1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship. 2. to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New… …   Universalium

• discharge — 1. verb 1) he was discharged from service Syn: dismiss, eject, expel, throw out, make redundant, release, let go; Military cashier; informal sack, fire 2) he was discharged from prison Syn: release …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• discharge — 1. verb 1) after his third violation, Vance was discharged Syn: dismiss, eject, expel, throw out, give someone notice; release, let go, fire, terminate; Military cashier; informal sack, give someone the sack, boot out, give someone the boot, turf …   Thesaurus of popular words

• discharge — dis•charge v. [[t]dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] v. charged, charg•ing, n. 1) to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship[/ex] 2) to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York[/ex] 3) mil to… …   From formal English to slang

• discharge — verb (discharged, discharging) –verb (t) /dɪsˈtʃadʒ / (say dis chahj) 1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload (a ship, etc.). 2. to remove, send forth, or get rid of (a charge, lead, etc.). 3. to fire; shoot: discharge a gun. 4. to pour forth,… …