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dismissal

[dɪsˈmɪsəɫ]

noun

Meaning

  • The act of sending someone away.

  • Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

  • A written or spoken statement of such an act.

  • Release from confinement; liberation.

  • Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.

  • The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

  • The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.