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release or discharge

English translation: relinquish or abandon

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English term or phrase:release or discharge
Selected answer:relinquish or abandon
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17:19 Aug 25, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
English term or phrase: release or discharge
Dear colleagues!

I am not totally sure about the meaning of release and discharge in the following sentence and therefore would like a native speaker to come up with synonyms for the two verbs.

XY may release or discharge arrangements with one party without releasing or discharging the arrangements against others.

Thank you very much in advance!

P.S.: The contract is written in British English!
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relinquish or abandon
Explanation:
Alternatively, relinquish or give up

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Note added at 35 mins (2008-08-25 17:54:23 GMT)
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"Release n., A writing or an oral statement manifesting an intention to discharge another from an existing or asserted duty. The relinquishment, concession, or giving up a right, claim or privilege, by the person in whom it exists or to whom it accrues, to the person against whom it might have been demanded or enforced. Abandonment of claim to party against whom it exists, and is a surrenderr of a cause of action and may be gratuitous for consideration...Giving up or abandoning of a claim or right to person against whom claim exists or against whom right is to be exercised...A discharge of a debt by act of party, as distinguished from an extinguishment which is a discharge by operation of law, and, in distinguishing release from receipt, "receipt" is evidence that an obligation has been discharged, but "release" is itself a discharge of it." - Black's Law Dictionary

Also, "extinguish", "annul" could work.
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5 +2relinquish or abandon
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5освобождение от обязательств до или после их исполнения
Alexander Ankudinov


  

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relinquish or abandon


Explanation:
Alternatively, relinquish or give up

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Note added at 35 mins (2008-08-25 17:54:23 GMT)
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"Release n., A writing or an oral statement manifesting an intention to discharge another from an existing or asserted duty. The relinquishment, concession, or giving up a right, claim or privilege, by the person in whom it exists or to whom it accrues, to the person against whom it might have been demanded or enforced. Abandonment of claim to party against whom it exists, and is a surrenderr of a cause of action and may be gratuitous for consideration...Giving up or abandoning of a claim or right to person against whom claim exists or against whom right is to be exercised...A discharge of a debt by act of party, as distinguished from an extinguishment which is a discharge by operation of law, and, in distinguishing release from receipt, "receipt" is evidence that an obligation has been discharged, but "release" is itself a discharge of it." - Black's Law Dictionary

Also, "extinguish", "annul" could work.

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agree  Demi Ebrite
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освобождение от обязательств до или после их исполнения


Explanation:
'Discharge' implies that you were released after all your obligation(s) have been completed, whereas, 'released' implies that you have been let go, but, your obligation is not yet completed.

Alexander Ankudinov
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