release legal definition

noun

1. Freeing from an obligation or commitment.
2. Liberating one from a duty or claim that she could have been held legally liable for.
3. Surrendering of a right or title.
4. A written permission to publish or to quote in print, given to a newspaper or book publisher by the quoteÂ’s legal owner.
5. A discharge from custody, confinement, or imprisonment, whether with certain provisos or unconditionally.