釈放 — meaning in English
shakuhō
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English meaning
- absolution noun A formal declaration of forgiveness for sins, especially one given by a priest.
- release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
Senses
釈放 is used for these senses in English:
- absolution (civil, _, legal, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- release The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
- release (transitive) To free or liberate; to set free.
- set free (transitive) To release, to free, to give freedom to.
absolution — full definition
- noun A formal declaration of forgiveness for sins, especially one given by a priest.
- noun A general release from blame or guilt for wrongdoing.
release — full definition
- verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
- verb To make something available to the public, such as a product, film, or piece of information.
- noun The act of setting something or someone free.