Definition of dismissal Dismissal

/dɪsmɪˈsʌl/ - [dismisul] - dis•miss•al

We found 13 definitions of dismissal from 4 different sources.

What does dismissal mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: dismissals
dismissal - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
		dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
		ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
		superannuation the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
		conge, congee an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
		removal dismissal from office
		deactivation, inactivation the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
		honorable discharge a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
		dishonorable discharge a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
dismissal - permission to go; the sending away of someone
		permission approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
dismissal - official notice that you have been fired from your job
		dismission, pink slip
		notice the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
dismissal - a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
		judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal
		judicial decision, judgement, judgment the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

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Wiktionary

dismissal (Noun)
The act of sending someone away.
dismissal (Noun)
Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
dismissal (Noun)
A written or spoken statement of such an act.
dismissal (Noun)
Release from confinement; liberation.
dismissal (Noun)
Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
dismissal (Noun)
The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
dismissal (Noun)
The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.