What does "dismissal" mean?

The act of sending someone away.

Dismissal

Common synonyms include: abjuration, abjurement, absolution, acquittal, acquittance, adjournment.

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
The act of sending someone away. countable, uncountable
2
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) wordnet
3
Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank. countable, uncountable
"No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts."
4
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial wordnet
5
A written or spoken statement of such an act. countable, uncountable

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permission to go; the sending away of someone wordnet
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Release from confinement; liberation. countable, uncountable
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official notice that you have been fired from your job wordnet
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Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone. countable, uncountable
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The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein. countable, uncountable
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The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket. countable, uncountable
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The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service. countable, uncountable