rilascio

release

noun ree-LAH-shoh Rare

Also means

discharge

Usage Note

Rilascio covers several types of release: il rilascio di un prigioniero (the release of a prisoner), il rilascio di un documento (the issuing of a document), and in tech contexts il rilascio di un software (a software release). The plural is rilasci. The related verb is rilasciare (to release, to issue), which takes avere.

Examples

"Il giudice ha ordinato il rilascio immediato del detenuto."

Natural Translation

The judge ordered the immediate release of the detainee.

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