Honorable Discharge - Law Dictionary Search Results
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honorable discharge A formal final judgment passed by the government upon the entire military record of a soldier. An authoritative declaration by the government that a soldier has left the service in a status of honor. Source: FindLaw ...
Emerited
Considered as having done sufficient public service and therefore honorably discharged...
Emeritus
Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age infirmity or long and faithful services said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church...
cancel
cancel -celed or: -celled -cel·ing or: -cel·ling 1 : to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as a : to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of compare revoke NOTE: The text of the will or of the will's provision need not be rendered illegible in order for a court to find that there was an intent to cancel it. b : to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable esp. by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of NOTE: As stated in section 3-604 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a party that is entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument may cancel the instrument, whether or not for consideration, and discharge the obligation of the other party to pay. c : to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank NOTE: A check is no longer negotiable once it has been cancelled. d : to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of cr...
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