dishonorably

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That boy, 19-year-old Larry Wayne Chaffin, was dishonorably discharged for his protest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He was dishonorably discharged and ordered to forfeit $10,000 in pay.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023

He was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 25 days in a U.S. military jail in Japan.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“Of his career being destroyed. Of being dishonorably discharged. And I had my own fear. He was stationed in North Carolina, so we’re in the South, and every kid out there knew who I was.”

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

But now, having acquired those Italian territories, she was exceedingly reluctant to part with any one of them, and very dishonorably evaded, by every possible pretense, the fulfillment of her agreement.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)