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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The amendment provides a process for the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unable to discharge the duties of the office.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Or it could be treated to a lesser level, to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for discharge to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
If they decline, the current service members who sued will remain protected from discharge while their challenge proceeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
But the limited options available to the judge at the sentencing hearing did not include a prison term nor a driving ban, and Bayliss was given an absolute discharge.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
If it didn’t become jaundice and went away they could discharge him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed at 1.7 million, while voluntary quits held steady at 3.1 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The app also includes features such as tide information, health reporting and a live map showing active overflow discharges.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
France has reduced output at its nuclear reactors, because the rivers where it discharges water used to cool the reactors are already too hot.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
As the medical director of hospital operations, Dr. Pappas used AI to tackle the inefficient management of admissions, discharges and transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
Over the last two years one in 10 patients who attended A&E spent more than 12 hours waiting to be treated or discharged.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Each transiting ship requiers about 200 million liters of water, which is then discharged into the sea.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Met Police said the other seven people who needed hospital treatment - six men and one woman - were treated for minor injuries and discharged.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
When the water emerges on the other end to be discharged back into nature, it is nearly turquoise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
After he was discharged, he rejoined his family and took a job as a policeman in September 1861, becoming one of the first 150 men hired when Washington, D.C., formed its brand-new Metropolitan Police Department.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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
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
Garfield's wound continued discharging "healthy pus" through a drainage tube, which the Bliss team interpreted as a sign of healing.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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