dishonorable discharge

English

Alternative forms

• dishonourable discharge

Noun

dishonorable discharge (plural dishonorable discharges)

1. (military) Release from military service because of conduct that is considered reprehensible.

   Synonyms: DD, (slang) duck dinner

   Coordinate term: honorable discharge

   • 2004 October 16, Dan Glaister, “Doubts about US morale in Iraq as troops refuse 'suicide mission'”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The soldiers could be charged with wilful disobeying of orders, which could lead to dishonourable discharge, forfeit of pay and up to five years' confinement.

Related terms

• dishonorably discharged

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: oneervol ontslag n
• Finnish: erottaminen (fi) (no strict equivalent in the Finnish military)
• Polish: no equivalent term in Polish, but see wydalony z wojska (no strict equivalent in the Polish military)

Further reading

• “dishonorable discharge”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “dishonorable discharge” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.