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Discharge

In the context of employment law, where an employee is terminated from employment involuntarily.

Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary

1) To perform one's legal duties or meet one's obligations. 2) To fire someone from a job. 3) In bankruptcy, an order of the court that wipes out all dischargeble debts.

Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.

August 19, 2010, 5:14 pm