This is the 17272nd most frequent Korean word.
석방하라
"석방하라" means "Release" or "Set free."
In this context, '석방하라!' is used as a direct imperative demand requesting an authority to release a detained individual or group.
정부에 항의하는 시위대는 '석방하라!'라고 외쳤다.
The demonstrators protesting against the government shouted, 'Release them!'
Here, '석방하라' functions as the core in reported demands urging for release, indicating it as a subject matter in public discourse.
이 사건에 대해 석방하라는 요구가 증가하고 있다.
Requests to release persons regarding this case are increasing.
In this sentence, '석방하라' is used in formal speech, indicating an authoritative order for liberating a person under legal terms.