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.
Example Sentences
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The ICC said it would not be deterred by the U.S. sanctions and will continue to fully discharge its mandate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Rules allow a limited discharge of sewage in periods of excess rain, but environmental groups remain concerned the levels pose a threat to wildlife and a health risk to swimmers.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“He thinks he’ll get a dishonorable discharge, and just because he was burnt out, his 13-year-old career is ruined, just like that,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Now, nearly two years after the most recent discharge was announced, borrowers say they can’t escape the last vestige of this debt: It still appears on their credit reports.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
It was especially strong in the discharge from one of the storm sewers.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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 number and rate of layoffs and discharges were little changed at 1.7 million and 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Sodium ion batteries operate in a broadly similar way to lithium ion batteries, with charged sodium particles moving between two electrodes as the battery charges and discharges.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Welsh Water is also one of the defendants in an ongoing civil case over pollution in the River Wye, where residents and businesses allege sewage discharges contributed to environmental damage.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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 girl was treated in hospital for minor injuries and later discharged.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Woods said in an interview that she was relieved when she saw that the Education Department had discharged loans for the borrowers who enrolled in Ashford between March 1, 2009 and April 30, 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
That message came roughly a year and nine months after the government announced her debt had been discharged.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
In August, a source close to Applegate told The Times that “all is well” after Applegate was reportedly discharged and back at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The analogy of the storage battery has been used: ATP represents the charged, ADP the discharged battery.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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
Regarding the one count of discharging a firearm, Allen’s attorneys wrote that the government “has not asserted that Mr. Allen ever fired any of the recovered weapons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The reason for discharging the jury is not reportable and a new jury will be selected on Monday.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
She cannot hear anything beyond the rain outside and her own pulse discharging in her temples.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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