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vapautus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquittal noun A court decision that a person is not guilty of the crime they were charged with.
  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • emancipation noun The act of freeing someone from slavery, legal control, or oppressive restriction.
  • exemption noun The state of being freed from a duty, rule, or payment that would otherwise apply.
  • liberation noun The act of setting someone or something free, or the state of having been freed.
  • profile noun The outline or side view of something, especially a person's face.
  • release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.

Senses

vapautus is used for these senses in English:

  • acquittal (legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]
  • discharge (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
  • emancipation The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).
  • exemption The state of being exempt; immunity.
  • liberation The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  • profile (military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
  • release The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
  • release That which is released, untied or let go.

discharge — full definition

  1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
  3. verb To fulfill or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
  4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
  5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.
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