dishonorable discharge
noun
: the ending of a person's service to the military because of unacceptable behavior
Her military career ended with a dishonorable discharge.
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That’s the courtroom where Lally twice prosecuted Mansfield’s Read for the murder of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, and Proctor read aloud from the witness stand the text messages that contributed in no small part to his dishonorable discharge from the force earlier this year.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
The messages ultimately led to Proctor’s dishonorable discharge from the state police.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Johnson was also punished with a reduction in rank, total loss of pay and allowances, and a dishonorable discharge.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2024
Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleaded guilty to military obstructing justice charges, according to the AP, with a lack of jail time and dishonorable discharge being involved in his plea agreement.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
He was sentenced Thursday under the terms of the plea agreement, avoiding any further confinement time and getting a dishonorable discharge, according to Lt. Col. Peter Havern, the prosecutor in the military case.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
That left a dishonorable discharge on Dillinger’s record and set him on a course of violence.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
This does not apply to those who have received a dishonorable discharge.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The penalties can be severe, including forfeiture of pay, dishonorable discharge, and up to one year of imprisonment.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
The messages ultimately led to Proctor’s dishonorable discharge from the state police.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Johnson was also punished with a reduction in rank, total loss of pay and allowances, and a dishonorable discharge.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2024
Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleaded guilty to military obstructing justice charges, according to the AP, with a lack of jail time and dishonorable discharge being involved in his plea agreement.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
He was sentenced Thursday under the terms of the plea agreement, avoiding any further confinement time and getting a dishonorable discharge, according to Lt. Col. Peter Havern, the prosecutor in the military case.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
That left a dishonorable discharge on Dillinger’s record and set him on a course of violence.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
This does not apply to those who have received a dishonorable discharge.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The penalties can be severe, including forfeiture of pay, dishonorable discharge, and up to one year of imprisonment.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Dishonorable discharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonorable%20discharge. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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