| 单词 | bad conduct discharge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbad conduct discharge bad conduct discharge n. U.S. Military a type of punitive dismissal from military service, imposed by a court martial.A bad conduct discharge is typically imposed for offences regarded as somewhat less severe than those warranting a dishonourable discharge (cf. dishonourable discharge at dishonourable adj. Additions c). ΚΠ 1852 Southern Literary Messenger 18 326/2 The prisoner was se[n]tenced to be dismissed from the navy with a ‘bad conduct’ discharge. 1905 Regulations Govt. of Navy (U.S.) xxi. 198 A bad-conduct discharge can be given only by sentence of a general or summary court-martial. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XV. 482/1 In the United States,..an enlisted man may be sentenced to either a dishonourable discharge or a bad-conduct discharge, the latter supposedly having less stigma attached to it. 2005 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 May a7 Pleaded guilty at special court-martial; sentenced to one year and a bad conduct discharge. < as lemmas |
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