8
heave-ho(noun, upheaval, removal, expulsion)
8
ouster(noun, act, keep, release, ejection)
8
walking papers(noun, expression, idiom, notice, abrogation)
7
absolution(noun, release, discharge, forgiveness, vindication)
7
acquittal(noun, release, discharge, declaration, vindication)
7
dismission
7
end(noun, release, notice, overthrow, sack)
7
exoneration(noun, release, discharge, forgiveness, vindication)
7
freeing(noun, release, discharge, notice, sack)
7
layoff(noun, release)
7
pardon(noun, release, discharge, forgiveness, vindication)
7
rebuff(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, denial)
6
adjournment(noun, release, notice, overthrow, sack)
6
brush-off(noun, release, disregard, discharge, notice)
6
eviction(noun, act, keep, release, discharge)
6
notice(noun, release)
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renouncement(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, refusal)
6
vindication(noun, release, discharge, forgiveness, vindication)
5
amnesty(noun, release, discharge, forgiveness, vindication)
5
cancellation(noun, annulment, riddance)
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