26984 words

discharged

6 definitions • 8 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court:

Examples:

be discharged from Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people.
More than half of all prisoners discharged are reconvicted within two years.
be conditionally discharged UK A peace protester was conditionally discharged for twelve months (= allowed to go free only if they do not commit a crime again for this period of time).
3

Examples:

Large amounts of dangerous waste are discharged daily by the factory.
discharge into The oil that discharged into the sea seriously harmed a lot of birds and animals.
4

Examples:

discharge a duty The city must discharge its legal duty to house the homeless.
5
to pay back or cancel a debt completely:

Examples:

She filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and discharged her debts the following year.
6
to fire a gun, or to fire a shot from a gun:

Examples:

The police stated that some 50 rounds had been discharged.

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