Type: Jinx
Pronunciation: ruh-LASH-ee-oh
Description: Forces the target to release its grip on whatever it is holding.
Seen/Mentioned: Used by Harry Potter against Grindylows in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. Also used in 1997 and 1998, when Hermione used this spell to free Mrs Cattermole from the chained chair and to free the Ukrainian Ironbelly on which they were to get out from Gringotts.
Etymology: Probably from the French verb relâcher ="to release, to set free", or Italian rilascio (pronounced the same way as the spell)= "I release".