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Disbandment

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dis·band  (ds-bnd)
v. dis·band·ed, dis·band·ing, dis·bands
v.tr.
To dissolve the organization of (a corporation, for example).
v.intr.
1. To cease to function as an organization; break up.
2. To separate and move in different directions; disperse.

[Obsolete French desbander, to separate someone from a troop : des-, dis- + Old French band, troop; see band2.]

dis·bandment n.
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Noun1.disbandment - the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"
group action - action taken by a group of people


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The disbandment of the Imperial troops and the reorganization of the Royal army caused a change in the destination of many officers, who returned, some on half-pay, others with or without a pension, to their native towns,-- all having a desire to counteract their luckless fate, and to end their life in a way which might to Rose Cormon be a happy beginning of hers.
 
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