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RELE'ASE, v.t. 1. To set free from restraint of any kind, either physical or moral; to liberate from prison, confinement or servitude. Matt. 15. Mark 15. 2. To free from pain, care, trouble, grief, &c.3. To free from obligation or penalty; as, to release one from debt, from a promise or covenant.4. To quit; to let go, as a legal claim; as, to release a debt or forfeiture. Deut. 15.5. To discharge or relinquish a right to lands or tenements, by conveying it to another that has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; when one co-parcener releases his right to the other; or the mortgagee releases his claim to the mortgager.6. To relax. [Not in use.]RELE'ASE, n. 1. Liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage.2. Liberation from care, pain or any burden.3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty or claim of any kind; acquittance.4. In law, a release or deed of release is a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. The efficient words in such an instrument are, "remised, released, and forever quitclaimed."
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RELE'ASE, v.t. 1. To set free from restraint of any kind, either physical or moral; to liberate from prison, confinement or servitude. Matt. 15. Mark 15. 2. To free from pain, care, trouble, grief, &c.3. To free from obligation or penalty; as, to release one from debt, from a promise or covenant.4. To quit; to let go, as a legal claim; as, to release a debt or forfeiture. Deut. 15.5. To discharge or relinquish a right to lands or tenements, by conveying it to another that has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; when one co-parcener releases his right to the other; or the mortgagee releases his claim to the mortgager.6. To relax. [Not in use.]RELE'ASE, n. 1. Liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage.2. Liberation from care, pain or any burden.3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty or claim of any kind; acquittance.4. In law, a release or deed of release is a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. The efficient words in such an instrument are, "remised, released, and forever quitclaimed." |
RE-LEASE, n.- Liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage.
- Liberation from care, pain or any burden.
- Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty or claim of any kind; acquittance.
- In law, a release or deed of release is a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. The efficient words in such an instrument are, “remised, released, and forever quitclaimed.” – Blackstone.
RE-LEASE, v.t. [This is usually derived from Fr. relâcher, to slacken, to relax, It. rilassare and rilasciare, and these words have the sense of release; but the English word has not the sense of relax, but of re and lease, from Fr. laisser, Eng. let, a word that has no connection with relax. So in G. freilassen, D. vrylaaten; free and let. If it is from relâcher, it has undergone a strange alteration.]- To set free from restraint of any kind, either physical or moral; to liberate from prison, confinement or servitude. – Matth. xv. Mark xv.
- To free from pain, care, trouble, grief, &c.
- To free from obligation or penalty; as, to release one from debt, from a promise or covenant.
- To quit; to let go, as a legal claim; as, to release a debt, or forfeiture. – Deut. xv.
- To discharge or relinquish a right to lands or tenements, by conveying it to another that has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; when one co-parcener releases his right to the other; or the mortgagee releases his claim to the mortgager.
- To relax. [Not in use.] – Hooker.
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Re*lease"
- To lease again; to grant a new
lease of; to let back.
- To let loose again] to set free from
restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at
liberty; to let go.
- The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let
loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as
from confinement or bondage.
- A device adapted to hold or release a device or
mechanism as required;
- To relieve from something that confines,
burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation,
penalty.
- Relief from care, pain, or any
burden.
- The act or manner of ending
a sound.
- To let go, as a legal claim;
to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by
conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as
when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in
possession; to quit.
- Discharge from obligation or
responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind;
acquittance.
- In the block-signaling
system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be
used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
- To loosen; to relax; to remove the
obligation of; as, to release an ordinance.
- A giving up or relinquishment
of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or
tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a
quitclaim.
- The act of opening
the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.
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Release RELE'ASE, verb transitive 1. To set free from restraint of any kind, either physical or moral; to liberate from prison, confinement or servitude. Matthew 15:1. Mark 15:9. 2. To free from pain, care, trouble, grief, etc. 3. To free from obligation or penalty; as, to release one from debt, from a promise or covenant. 4. To quit; to let go, as a legal claim; as, to release a debt or forfeiture. Deuteronomy 15:1. 5. To discharge or relinquish a right to lands or tenements, by conveying it to another that has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; when one co-parcener releases his right to the other; or the mortgagee releases his claim to the mortgager. 6. To relax. [Not in use.] RELE'ASE, noun 1. Liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. 2. Liberation from care, pain or any burden. 3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty or claim of any kind; acquittance. 4. In law, a release or deed of release is a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. The efficient words in such an instrument are, 'remised, released, and forever quitclaimed.' |
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