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