release, n.1. Liberation from an obligation, duty, or demand; the act of giving up a right or claim to the person against whom it could have been enforced . Also termed discharge; surrender. 2. The relinquishment or concession of a right, title, or claim . [Cases: Release 1.C.J.S. Release 23, 58, 19.] 3. A written discharge, acquittance, or receipt; specif., a writing either under seal or supported by sufficient consideration stating that one or more of the worker's contractual or compensatory rights are discharged . Beneficiaries of an estate are routinely required to sign a release discharging the estate from further liability before the executor or administrator distributes the property. 4. A written authorization or permission for publication .5. The act of conveying an estate or right to another, or of legally disposing of it .6. A deed or document effecting a conveyance . See deed of release under DEED. [Cases: Deeds 23.] 7. The action of freeing or the fact of being freed from restraint or confinement .8. A document giving formal discharge from custody . release,vb.