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What does let off mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word let off? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To cause to explode or come out; to release.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To forgive and not punish.
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Always make sure horses, ponies and donkeys are stabled while fireworks are being let off.
When the police bring anyone to justice in this country, some judges want to let off the scum of the land with light sentences.
It's a way to let off steam, and Eddie's got so much steam that it's fogging the windows.
Maybe the training workshop has a secondary purpose, which is to give some of us the space to let off steam.
Thousands of fireworks were let off in the castle grounds at the stroke of midnight to mark to the start of the New Year.
We offered a few local worthies well known for their forthright opinions the chance to let off a bit of steam.

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