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release

release

59 5.5
A document that gives up a right or claim
  • noun
  • /rɪˈliːs/
  • Formal
translation icon : renuncia
  • You will need to sign a release form before participating in the study.
  • release from liability
  • sign a release
  • a release form

I was like, well, what if we bring in our friends and they sign a release form and they all get tested?

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Examples

Synonyms

waiver
vsrelease
  • Formal
116 6.0

A signed paper that lets someone give up a right or claim

is a broader legal document that may involve property or formal transfer
discharge
vsrelease
  • Formal
77 5.2

The official release from a job, duty, or service

is a document recording a person giving up a right, not an authority freeing them
renunciation
vsrelease
  • Formal
2 8.2

An official act of giving up a right, claim, or thing you own

is commonly a written legal document rather than only an act of rejection
relinquishment
vsrelease
  • Formal
1 8.2

The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility

is a formal legal document rather than a general, informal act of giving up
quitclaim
vsrelease
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A document that gives one person's legal right to property to another person without a promise

is about giving up rights but not always about transfer or guarantees
renouncement
vsrelease
  • Formal
1 8.9

To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way

is specifically a legal document or formal statement rather than any informal act
quittance
vsrelease
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A paper that shows you have paid a debt

is a document used to give up rights rather than merely record debt payment
acquittance
vsrelease
  • Specialized
9.9

A written paper that shows a debt has been paid

is a document used to give up rights rather than only confirm debt satisfaction

Idioms

1 9.9

To let loose something powerful and hard to control

by press release
  • Literature
3.6

Through an official announcement a company sends to the news media

Compounds

press release
  • Literature
94 2.5

An official message sent to the news media to give information

time-release
  • Specialized
2 5.4

Releases medicine slowly into the body over several hours

3.6

A new version of a film or album that people put out before

7.5

Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion

How Complete

renunciation
  • Formal
2 8.2
release
  • Formal
59 5.5
waiver
  • Formal
116 6.0

Surface Forms

release singular
releases plural

Etymology

Release comes from the parts re- 'back' and the French verb laisser 'to let'. A release in law is a paper that says someone 'lets go' of a right or claim.