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dishonorable discharge

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dishonorable discharge
n.
Discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense, such as cowardice, murder, sabotage, or espionage.
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Noun1.dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)


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The penalty for going AWOL was a dishonorable discharge, which McLain and his mother later appealed.
And in a country where service records are commonly used to determine employment and being gay is considered “abnormal”, a military dishonorable discharge for being gay carries a heavy burden.
His sentence also included a reduction to the rank of private, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and a dishonorable discharge from the US army.
 
 
 
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