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Word: Discharge
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the sense ‘relieve of an obligation’): from Old French descharger, from late Latin discarricare ‘unload’, from dis- (expressing reversal) + carricare ‘to load’ (see charge)
dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ
tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.
Short Definition:tell someone to leave
allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined
Short Definition:allow substance to flow out
Examples:- industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers
- the overflow should discharge in an obvious place
do all that is required to perform (a duty) or fulfil (a responsibility)
Short Definition:do everything required to perform duty
Examples:- the bank had failed to discharge its supervisory duties
(of a judge or court) cancel (an order of a court)
Short Definition:cancel order of court
Examples:- the court may discharge a care order on the application of the child
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