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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He was sentenced to time served and agreed to be administratively separated, essentially fired from the Marine Corps without a dishonorable discharge.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
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
Seaman Mays faces 20 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge if convicted in the arson case.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
Their applications had been approved until they had reached General Thomas; but he had forwarded them to Washington with recommendations for dishonorable discharge.
From A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry by Hinkley, Julian Wisner
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