Release

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1. Verb

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

2. Noun

To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go.

3. Noun

To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.

4. Noun

To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.

5. Noun

To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance.

6. Noun

The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage.

7. Noun

Relief from care, pain, or any burden.

8. Noun

Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.

9. Noun

A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim.

10. Noun

The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.

11. Noun

(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
Vocabulary classified under Law

12. Noun

a formal written statement of relinquishment
Vocabulary classified under Law

13. Noun

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Vocabulary classified under Law

14. Noun

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
Vocabulary classified under Law

15. Noun

merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance

16. Noun

the act of liberating someone or something
Vocabulary classified under Education
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