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section 8

noun

Etymology

From Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f).

Definitions

  1. Federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as…

    Federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

  2. Discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.

    • By the time got out of the service I was tuly ^([sic]) a broken man. The constant threat of the stockade or a section eight (undesireable discharge for being gay) drove me to the verge of insanity.

  3. The Housing Voucher Choice Program.

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