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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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
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
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
Garlington, Inspector General, was sent to find the guilty men, and, failing in his mission, he recommended dishonorable discharge for the regiment.
From A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia by Brawley, Benjamin Griffith
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