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discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… … Law dictionary
discharge — (1) The action of releasing a lien or the document in which the creditor relinquishes a lien. Also known as a satisfaction, a release, a reconveyance, or an extinguishment. However, release tends to be used in connection with both real and… … Financial and business terms
Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 duty duty what ought to be done moral obligation accountableness liability onus responsibility Sgm: N 1 bounden duty bounden duty imperative duty Sgm: N 1 call call … English dictionary for students
discharge — 1 verb 1 SEND SB AWAY (T) to officially allow a person to go or send them away, especially after being ill in hospital or working in the army, navy etc (+ from): I think Oliver gets discharged from the RAF in August. | discharge yourself (=leave… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Discharge — Dis*charge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discharging}.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF. deschargier, F. d[ e]charger; pref. des (L. dis) + chargier, F. charger. See {Charge}.] 1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discharge — Dis*charge , n. [Cf. F. d[ e]charge. See {Discharge}, v. t.] 1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo. [1913 Webster] 2. Firing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Duty — • The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: something that is due , obligatory service ; something that one is bound to perform or to avoid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Duty Duty … Catholic encyclopedia
discharge — [dis chärj′; ] also, & for n., usually [ dis′chärj΄] vt. discharged, discharging [ME dischargen < OFr descharger < VL * discarricare, to unload < L dis , from + carrus, wagon, CAR1] 1. to relieve of or release from something that burdens … English World dictionary
discharge one's duty — index serve (assist) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
discharge — dis|charge1 [dısˈtʃa:dʒ US a:r ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(send somebody away)¦ 2¦(gas/liquid/smoke etc)¦ 3¦(shoot)¦ 4¦(duty/responsibility/debt etc)¦ 5¦(electricity)¦ 6¦(a wound)¦ 7¦(goods/passengers)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
