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dishonorable discharge

dishonorable discharge noun: release from military service because of conduct that is considered reprehensible.

Noun

dishonorable discharge (plural dishonorable discharges)

  1. Release from military service because of conduct that is considered reprehensible.
    • The soldiers could be charged with wilful disobeying of orders, which could lead to dishonourable discharge, forfeit of pay and up to five years' confinement.2004 October 16, Dan Glaister, “Doubts about US morale in Iraq as troops refuse 'suicide mission'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    DD, duck dinner

Synonyms of dishonorable discharge

Forms of dishonorable discharge

pluraldishonorable discharges
alternative formdishonourable discharge

Questions about dishonorable discharge

What does dishonorable discharge mean?
Dishonorable discharge means release from military service because of conduct that is considered reprehensible.
What part of speech is dishonorable discharge?
Dishonorable discharge is a noun.
What is the plural of dishonorable discharge?
The plural of dishonorable discharge is dishonorable discharges.

Words near dishonorable discharge in the dictionary

  1. dishonnour
  2. dishonnours
  3. dishonor
  4. dishonor'd
  5. dishonorable
  6. dishonorable discharge
  7. dishonorable discharges
  8. dishonorableness
  9. dishonorably
  10. dishonorably discharged
  11. dishonorary

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