release
re·leased re·leas·ing 1 a : to relieve or free from obligation, liability, or responsibility [the debtor is
released from all dischargeable debts]
b : to give up (a claim, title, or right) to the benefit of another person
: surrender 2 : to set free from confinement [was
released on personal recognizance]
n
1 a : discharge from an obligation or responsibility that bars a cause of action [did not effect a of the school for any negligence]
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. 2 : an act or instrument that effects a release [signed a issued by the insurer] called also
release of all claims compare
hold harmless 3 : the act or instance of freeing esp. from custody