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    dismissal
    /dɪsˈmɪsl/

    noun

    • 1. the act of ordering or allowing someone to leave: "their controversial dismissal from the competition" Similar one's noticedischargeredundancyexpulsionOpposite recruitmentacceptance
    • 2. the act of treating something as unworthy of serious consideration; rejection: "a blunt dismissal of the report's recommendations"

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  2. Dismissal can mean the act of firing someone from their job, or the act of stopping a trial in court. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage in different contexts.

    • English (US)

      an act by a judge of formally stopping a trial in a court of...

  3. Learn the legal and general meanings of dismissal, a noun that refers to the act or state of being dismissed. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for dismissal.

  4. Dismissal can mean the act of firing someone from their job, or the act of stopping a trial in court. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage in different contexts.

  5. [uncountable, countable] (law) the act of not allowing a trial or legal case to continue, usually because there is not enough evidence. the dismissal of the appeal. [uncountable, countable] the act of sending somebody away or allowing them to leave.

  6. Dismissal definition: an act or instance of dismissing. . See examples of DISMISSAL used in a sentence.

  7. The act of sending someone away or firing them is dismissal. Your friend's dismissal from the pizza place where he kept dropping the dough on the floor means he's looking for a new job — preferably not in food service.

  8. Dismissal is when an employee is fired from their job, or when something is rejected or ignored. Learn the pronunciation, synonyms, collocations and usage of dismissal in British and American English.