bad conduct discharge

noun

: a discharge from one of the armed services given at the recommendation of a court-martial after conviction for an offense less serious than one leading to a dishonorable discharge

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for bad conduct discharge

• barge
• charge
• large
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge
• overcharge