dishonorable discharge
Americannoun
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the discharge of a person from military service for an offense more serious than one for which a bad-conduct discharge is given.
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a certificate of such a discharge.
Example Sentences
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When Texas officials learned of the warrants, they took Ceja into custody, and the deputy resigned and was given a dishonorable discharge, according to the sheriff’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Oswald, he wrote, may have blamed Mr. Connally for failing, as Navy secretary, to reconsider his dishonorable discharge from the Marines.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
However, many veterans who choose to access services in the community outside of the VA find they are ineligible for care due to a dishonorable discharge.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
Seaman Mays faces 20 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge if convicted in the arson case.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
He was brought before a court martial which sentenced him to a year's imprisonment at hard labor with dishonorable discharge, and the major-general commanding the division approved the sentence.
From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore
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