dismissal definition

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ], [dɪzˈmɪsəɫ]

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Noun

dismissal (countable and uncountable, plural dismissals)

1. The act of sending someone away.
3. Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
   • 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, in The Hocussing of Cigarette‎^[1]:

     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.

   • Office definition

     A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:

     1. The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
     2. Mass, the introit sung at its beginning.
     3. Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
     4. A daily service without the eucharist.
     5. The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons. (1 of 32 office definitions)

   • Fired definition

     dismissed, let go from a job. (1 of 2 fired definitions)
4. A written or spoken statement of such an act.
5. Release from confinement; liberation.

   • Release definition

     The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms). (1 of 15 release definitions)

   • Liberation definition

     The act of liberating or the state of being liberated. (1 of 2 liberation definitions)
6. Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
7. (law) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

   • Law definition

     The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities. (1 of 19 law definitions)

   • Rejection definition

     The act of rejecting. (1 of 3 rejection definitions)

   • Proceeding definition

     present participle of proceed

   • Claim definition

     A demand of ownership made for something. (1 of 6 claim definitions)

   • Charge definition

     The amount of money levied for a service. (1 of 19 charge definitions)
8. (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.

   • Cricket definition

     An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

     1. In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.

     (1 of 5 cricket definitions)

   • Event definition

     An occurrence; something that happens. (1 of 9 event definitions)

   • Batsman definition

     A player of the batting side now on the field. (1 of 5 batsman definitions)

   • Wicket definition

     A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. (1 of 14 wicket definitions)
9. (Christianity) The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service

   • Christianity definition

     An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.

   • Blessing definition

     Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. (1 of 8 blessing definitions)

   • Religious Service definition

     A ritual performed in as part of a religious observation.

Derived terms

• letter of dismissal

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