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Noun: disgorgement  ,dis'gorj-munt
  1. The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    "Severe food poisoning led to uncontrollable disgorgement";
    - vomit, vomiting, emesis [technical], regurgitation, puking
     
  2. The act of surrendering profits or funds obtained through illegal or unethical means, typically as a legal remedy
    "The court ordered the disgorgement of the company's ill-gotten gains"

Derived forms: disgorgements

Type of: ejection, expulsion, forcing out, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, projection, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

Encyclopedia: Disgorgement