disbandment

Variant of disband

disband definition

dis·band (dis band′)

transitive verb

  1. to break up (an association or organization)
  2. to dismiss (a military force) from service

Etymology: MFr desbander: see dis- & band

intransitive verb

to cease to exist or function as an organization; scatter; disperse

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