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Webster 1913 Edition
Release
Re-lease′
(r?-l?s′)
, Verb.
T.
[Pref.
re
+ lease
to let.] To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
Re-lease′
(r?-l?s′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Released
(r?-l?st′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Releasing
.] 1.
To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go.
Now at that feast he
released
unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. Mark xv. 6.
2.
To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
3.
(Law)
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.
4.
To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of;
as, to
. release
an ordinance[Obs.]
Hooker.
A sacred vow that none should aye
release
. Spenser.
Syn. – To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extricate; let go; quit; acquit.
Re-lease′
,Noun.
1.
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.
“Who boast’st release from hell.” Milton.
2.
Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
3.
Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.
4.
(Law)
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.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Release
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.'