accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something

jail delivery - the use of force to liberate prisoners

deregulating, deregulation - the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

relief - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"

disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

emancipation - freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion

manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"

parole - (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with

probation - (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process"

attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)

ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

conge - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal

removal - dismissal from office

deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the United States Army for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)

Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable