Dismissal

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: dɪsˈmɪsəɫ, dɪzˈmɪsəɫ

Origin

From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.

Full definition of dismissal

Noun

1. The act of sending someone away.
2. (deprivation of office)Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
• 1905, w, w:The Case of Miss Elliott Chapter 2, 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.
3. A written or spoken statement of such an act.
4. Release from confinement; liberation.
5. Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
6. (legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
7. (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.