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Sack

Predominately British; to terminate a person, especially with cause. For example, an employee caught stealing may be sacked, meaning he will no longer be employed at the company. The term is equivalent to firing.
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Seventy-seven goals conceded should be a sackable offence for Nigel Worthingon with a future England keeper Robert Green between the sticks.
The Price is Write: Malcolm Glazer
But Mrs Simons said: 'Theft is theft, she was told it is a sackable offence and eventually admitted it, saying she was pregnant and had cravings.
Nursery throws a wobbly over 'theft' of jelly
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has turned the heat on Sir Alex Ferguson by insisting the long-serving Red Devils chief `is sackable'.
Sack threat
The survey focused on company owners, managers and other workers and rated how 'sackable' they regard various office misdemeanours.
Welsh office workers take hard line on rule-breaking colleagues
A source called it a "whitewash", adding: "[Racism] is usually a sackable offence."
Racist rant jail governor back at work; EXCLUSIVE
"I'm not naive enough to think the run we were on wasn't a sackable one on any CV.
Son .. they closed the book on you four weeks ago; I told mum to bet on me getting the sack ... she said:
Racial abuse to be considered gross s misconduct - and therefore potentially a sackable offence.
PFA reveals plan to kick out racism
? Racial abuse to be considered gross misconduct in player and coach contracts (and therefore potentially a sackable offence).
PFA propose sackings for racial abuse
"Traces of cannabis in the bloodstream was a sackable offence and the firm have made this clear to employees," said Mr Robinson.
Drugs test worker loses sacking claim; TRIBUNAL: Man fired after cannabis find
Marco said: "One person did something sackable. But my wishes are not to sack Jody.
How I got Jody into a spot of bother.
Supplementing one's income through expense claims looks very underhand; in the private sector it is a sackable offence because expenses are deemed to be what they say they are - costs incurred.
Level of MPs' pay is too low; IN ASSOCIATION WITH BARCLAYS Inside View
It is the appeals panel that is not seeing that as a sackable offence.
Re-instated head sparks fury among parents and staff

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