verb
cashier
To dismiss someone from military service in disgrace.
The military court orders the officer cashiered for serious misconduct.
Etymology
French casser meant to break or annul. The military verb applies that canceling action to a person’s position or commission, ending that person’s service through a disgracing dismissal.
More examples
- He was cashiered after the inquiry.
- The novel describes a commander cashiering a corrupt subordinate.
- The regulation permitted the service to cashier the officer.
Forms
cashier · cashiers · cashiered · cashiering