单词 | absolute discharge |
释义 | absolute discharge/ˈabsəluːt ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/Law noun 1Originally: a full release or exemption from something due, especially from a debt. Now: specifically the full discharge of a person from bankrupt status. 2The unconditional discharge of a prisoner or person charged with an offence; specifically a judicial sentence stipulating that a defendant who has been found guilty be spared punishment.
3The unconditional discharge of a patient from treatment for mental illness. Now: specifically (British ) the discharge from compulsory medical supervision of a patient previously confined to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983. OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in John Higgins (b. c1544), poet and linguist. From absolute + discharge. |
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