dishonorable discharge

noun

, Military.

1. the discharge of a person from military service for an offense more serious than one for which a bad-conduct discharge is given.
2. a certificate of such a discharge.

Example Sentences

The Army court-martialed him, sentencing him to 30 days' confinement and a dishonorable discharge.

From The Daily Beast

This can lead to an other-than-honorable discharge, a bad-conduct discharge, or a dishonorable discharge.

From The Daily Beast

And with that, Ralph Nader ended his public career with a dishonorable discharge.

From The Daily Beast

He said, "The prisoner, the man who was sentenced to a year's imprisonment with hard labor and dishonorable discharge."

From Project Gutenberg

He was given a dishonorable discharge and sent back to the penitentiary, where he remained about six months.

From Project Gutenberg

As a result the patient was put in the guard-house, receiving a sentence of six months and dishonorable discharge.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not a dishonorable discharge, but a discharge less than honorable after he defected.

From Project Gutenberg

I felt pretty sure anyone that would be a defector they would probably give him a dishonorable discharge.

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