Release一词在法律英语中表示

1、解除（某人的职责、责任、合同、债务等）。

Divorce releases both the husband and wife from all marital obligations to each other.

离婚解除了夫妻相互之间的所有婚姻义务。

The payment of any penalty by Party B according to XX shall not release the obligation of Party B to continue the delivery of the technical documentations.

根据本协议第XX条之规定，乙方违约金的支付不得解除其继续履行交付技术文件的义务。

2、解雇。

Release pay 遣散费

The club is releasing some of its older players.

俱乐部正在解聘一些老队员。

3、公开；公布；发布。

Police have released no further details about the accident. 关于这次事故，警方没有透露更多的细节。

Release a movie/book/CD 发行电影╱书╱激光唱片

参考双语例句：

The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions.

新的法律免除了雇主承认工会的义务。

The inordinate length of translation times, especially in cases of self represented appellants, calls for greater explanation than suitable for a report of this size, but it can be said that efforts are under way to more effectively liaise with the supervisors in the Conference and Language Services Section on a continual basis in order to assess progress and determine the need for requesting prioritization of specific translations, and to readdress the internal requirement of the Conference and Language Services Section that the revision process for translation of a judgement must be accomplished as a whole, rather than volume by volume (which would allow for gradual release of translated portions).

翻译工作需要如此长的时间，特别是自我辩护上诉人的情况下，对此本应作 出更多解释，然而本报告限于篇幅而不能做此解释，但可以说的是，正在作出努力，以更有效地与会议和语文支助事务科主管不断联系，以评估进展情况并确定 是否需要对具体的翻译要求分轻重缓急，并重新探讨会议和语文支助事务科的内 部要求，即判决书翻译的审校工作必须整体一起完成，而不是分卷完成(这样做 可以逐步公布翻译好的部分)。