relieve of
phrasal verb
relieved of; relieving of; relieves of
1
formal
: to take (something that is difficult or unpleasant) from (someone)
She signed a contract that relieved him of all responsibility regarding the business.
The law relieves you of any liability.
2
informal + humorous
: to steal (something) from (someone)
Someone relieved him of his wallet.
3
: to remove (someone who has done something wrong) from (a post, duty, job, etc.)
The general was relieved of his command.
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Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said in a prepared statement Thursday that the deputy has been relieved of duty.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
He was placed under internal review in March 2024, relieved of duty the day of the mistrial and suspended without pay a week later — all under the leadership of interim Col. John Mawn Jr.
– Then came the trial boards and Proctor’s ultimate termination occurred under Noble’s tenure.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
State police announced Proctor had been relieved of duty last July, the same day Read’s first trial ended in a mistrial.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
At its quarterly earnings call in January, AT&T CEO John Stankey, said the company had begun the process to be relieved of its obligations to provide service on some of its old wire networks, a transcript posted online shows.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
He was placed under internal review in March 2024, relieved of duty the day of the mistrial and suspended without pay a week later — all under the leadership of interim Col. John Mawn Jr.
– Then came the trial boards and Proctor’s ultimate termination occurred under Noble’s tenure.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
State police announced Proctor had been relieved of duty last July, the same day Read’s first trial ended in a mistrial.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
At its quarterly earnings call in January, AT&T CEO John Stankey, said the company had begun the process to be relieved of its obligations to provide service on some of its old wire networks, a transcript posted online shows.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for relieve of
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“Relieve of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieve%20of. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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