dischargeant

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dischargeant (plural dischargeants)

  1. (Ireland, law, possibly obsolete) The person who is called on to discharge a charge placed by the chargeant.
    Antonym: chargeant
    • 1904, Great Britain, Statutory Rules and Orders Other Than Those of a Local, Personal, Or Temporary Character, page 557:
      Every charge and discharge shall be verified by the affidavit of the chargeant and dischargeant respectively, unless the Court shall otherwise allow.