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dis chorj

  • n  the sudden giving off of energy
  • n  the act of venting
  • n  a substance that is emitted or released
  • n  any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    the discharge of pus
  • n  electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
  • n  the pouring forth of a fluid
  • n  the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
  • n  a formal written statement of relinquishment
  • n  the act of discharging a gun
  • v  complete or carry out
    discharge one's duties
  • v  pour forth or release
    discharge liquids
  • v  free from obligations or duties
  • v  remove the charge from
  • v  go off or discharge
  • v  pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  • v  eliminate (a substance)
  • v  leave or unload
  • v  cause to go off
  • v  release from military service
  • v  become empty or void of its content

  • McCarthy: If this man, after the order to discharge Peress came up .
  • A third force arrived in boats piloted by local lobster-menwho fear that the discharge from the plant would cut their catchesand waded ashore.
  • An honorable discharge was out of the question; there would be practically a mutiny in the senior officer corps if she allowed such blatant favoritism for an officer charged with .
News & Articles

  • Bankruptcy Case Offers Hope for Student Borrowers
    A 10-year court battle waged by Michael Hedlund, a graduate of Willamette Law School, to discharge his student loans has recently ended with a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision partially discharging his loans.
    June 12, 2013 - U.S.News & World Report LP via Yahoo! News
  • Jurors to see stun grenade demonstration in Weekley trial
    Joseph Weekley is accused of fatally shooting 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a raid that targeted a murder suspect and is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and careless discharge of a firearm causing death.
    June 12, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
  • Byron limits firing guns within city
    BYRON -- City Council has passed an ordinance concerning the discharge of firearms within city limits.
    June 11, 2013 - Macon Telegraph

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