dishonorable discharge
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dishonorable discharge (plural dishonorable discharges)
- (military) Release from military service because of conduct that is considered reprehensible.
- Synonyms: DD, (slang) duck dinner
- Coordinate term: honorable discharge
- 2004 October 16, Dan Glaister, “Doubts about US morale in Iraq as troops refuse 'suicide mission'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- 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.
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- “dishonorable discharge”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “dishonorable discharge” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.