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.
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The punishment can include confinement in the brig, forfeiture of pay or dishonorable discharge and it is largely based on how long they were away and whether they were apprehended or returned on their own.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Retired U.S. officers told the Times of their surprise that a soldier planned and took such a life-changing action to avoid a punishment unlikely to be sterner than dishonorable discharge.
From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 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
Elvis Costello has given his 1979 hit “Oliver’s Army” a dishonorable discharge from the ranks of songs he will play in concert.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022
He was given a dishonorable discharge and sent back to the penitentiary, where he remained about six months.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
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