discharge
Definition 1
Formal statement of relinquishment that releases an entity from debt, liability, or obligation. For example, an order of discharge frees a bankrupt from outstanding debts at the end of bankruptcy proceedings.
Definition 2
Release of a convict without pronouncement of a sentence. If the release is without condition (such as upon payment of monetary compensation to the victim) it is an absolute discharge. If the release is accompanied by certain restrictions (such as keeping peace for a stated period) it is a conditional discharge.
Definition 3
Dismissal of an employee caused by absenteeism, inefficiency, insubordination, or other such individual act of indiscipline or incompetence.
discharge is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and HR, Teams, & Training subjects.
discharge appears in the definitions of the following terms:
release,
solvency,
diploma,
Bermuda agreement,
best available control technology (BACT),
intermediate term,
preferred debt,
payment,
retirement,
effluent standard
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