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re·leased<\/b>
re·leas·ing<\/b>
1 a<\/b> :<\/b> to relieve or free from obligation, liability, or responsibility [the debtor is released<\/i> from all dischargeable debts]
b<\/b> :<\/b> to give up (a claim, title, or right) to the benefit of another person
:<\/b> surrender <\/a>
2<\/b> :<\/b> to set free from confinement [was released<\/i> on personal recognizance]
n 1 a<\/b> :<\/b> discharge from an obligation or responsibility that bars a cause of action [did not effect a of the school for any negligence]
b<\/b> :<\/b> the giving up or renunciation of a right or claim that bars a cause of action [was a of the remainder of the debt] NOTE: A release may in some situations require consideration in order to be valid. A release of one joint obligor sometimes is considered to release all the obligors. <\/i>
2<\/b> :<\/b> an act or instrument that effects a release [signed a issued by the insurer] called also release of all claims<\/i> compare hold harmless<\/a>
3<\/b> :<\/b> the act or instance of freeing esp. from custody <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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