Befreiung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deliverance noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
- discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- 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.
Senses
Befreiung is used for these senses in English:
- deliverance The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
- discharge The act of expelling or letting go.
- disentanglement Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
- exemption An act of exempting.
- exemption The state of being exempt; immunity.
- liberation The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
deliverance — full definition
- noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
- noun The act of handing something over or bringing it to its destination.
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.