to relieve from obligation
111Altruism (ethics) — Altruism is an ethical doctrine that holds that individuals have a moral obligation to help, serve, or benefit others, if necessary at the sacrifice of self interest. Auguste Comte s version of altruism calls for living for the sake of others.… …
112discharge — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a let go, release, esp. from a duty, commitment, or period of confinement. b relieve (a bankrupt) of residual liability. 2 tr. dismiss from office, employment, army commission, etc. 3 tr. a fire (a gun etc.). b (of a gun etc.)… …
113dis|charge — «verb. dihs CHAHRJ; noun. dihs CHAHRJ, DIHS chahrj», verb, charged, charg|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to release; let go; dismiss: »to discharge a patient from a hospital, discharge a committee, discharge a lazy employee, discharge a prisoner. SYNONYM(S) …
114release — releasability, n. releasable, releasible, adj. /ri lees /, v., released, releasing, n. v.t. 1. to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt. 2. to free from anything that …
115release — [ri lēs′] vt. released, releasing [ME relesen < OFr relaisser < L relaxare: see RELAX] 1. to set free, as from confinement, duty, work, etc. 2. to let go or let loose [to release an arrow] 3. to grant freedom from a tax, penalty, obligation …
1161948 Arab–Israeli War — 1948 Arab Israeli War Part of 1948 Palestine war Ca …
117Indian Rebellion of 1857 — Sepoy Mutiny redirects here. For other uses, see Sepoy Mutiny (disambiguation). Indian Rebellion of 1857 A 1912 map of Northern India The Revolt of 1857–59 showing the centres of rebellion including the principal ones …
118Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… …
119Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …
120japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
