discharge
- the process of legally setting free n.
- dismissal from a job, the military, etc. n.
- detonation, especially of a weapon n.
- a pouring forth, especially from the body n.
- act or instance of unloading n.
- carrying out of responsibility n.
- full payment of debt n.
- release from legal custody v.
- dismiss from a job, the military, etc. v.
- detonate a weapon v.
- pour forth, especially from the body v.
- remove cargo from something v.
- carry out responsibility v.
- fully pay or settle debt v.
- dismiss a legal or legislative process v.
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She explained the discharge process and where to go for help.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
They also liaise with families and social services to try to speed up discharge.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
“There’s no more oil to discharge to China anymore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But he was cut to the quick by the official discharge.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
The number and rate of layoffs and discharges also were little changed at 1.6 million and 1%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
As the battery repeatedly charges and discharges, lithium does not always spread evenly across the copper surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
In 2020-21, there were a total of 157 firearms discharges, while a year later in 2021-2022 there were 148.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The lawsuit claims that the Education Department gave servicers instructions, known as a change request, on how to process these group loan discharges, including deleting credit trade lines.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The doctor discharges me three days later, on the condition I return daily to have my dressings changed and breathing monitored.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
The other four boys, who all suffered serious injuries, have since been discharged.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
About 29,000 gallons of sewage was discharged near Livingston Drive and 2nd Street beginning around 6:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Of the 29,000-gallon total spill volume, 15,000 gallons of sewage was recovered, and 14,000 gallons was discharged to the ocean, the city said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Pike was rushed to a local hospital, where she was intubated on a ventilator and eventually discharged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
He was soon after discharged from the police department.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Hundreds more horses in nearby Toronto were soon shivering, coughing and discharging an unusual mucus through their nostrils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
France's main energy provider also shut down two nuclear reactors on Thursday as an environmental protection measure to avoid discharging too much hot water into already warming rivers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Moloney said by discharging Calocane to his GP, the trust "left him to the general public to deal with".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
I just needed to stay put for a few more hours and then he’d be discharging me.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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