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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Following guilty pleas at Grimsby Magistrates' Youth Court in October, he received a conditional discharge, meaning he will be punished if he reoffends within the next two years.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
She explained the discharge process and where to go for help.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The vessel updated its destination to New York before changing it to “for orders,” a designation typically indicating a vessel has no confirmed final discharge port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The clinic took up my claim, bringing a class-action lawsuit challenging the Army’s handling of discharge upgrade applications.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
I went down to the discharge closet and picked out some clothes.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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
By last year, the number of discharges had dropped to 69 and in the first seven months of 2026, there had only been 30, according to figures from West Midlands Police.
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
Five patients were discharged on 3 November, followed by a sixth three days later, before the final patient was cleared on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Two of the injured have been discharged from the hospital, said Przemyslaw Nowak, a prosecution spokesman.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Short but athletic, he spent a few months in officer training during World War I, then caught the Spanish flu and was promptly discharged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The other four boys, who all suffered serious injuries, have since been discharged.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
In 1965—eight years after being discharged from Carville—Joey enrolls at San Francisco State College, where she majors in English and minors in Spanish.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, a Greece-based commercial ship manager that manages Maltatankers Shipping, the tanker’s owner, said in a statement that the discharging port “is not confirmed yet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In a battery, electrons flow from cathode to anode, external when charging and in the opposite direction when discharging or providing power.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Diablo Canyon uses 2.5 billion gallons of ocean water for cooling each day, discharging hot water directly into the nearby cove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Two piers down, a Volantene river galley was discharging soldiers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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