# dismissal

Pronunciation: say "dis-MIS-uhl" /dɪsˈmɪsəl/

## Noun

1. The act or process of being fired from a job or stripped of rank or office.
   - Simple: The act of forcing someone to leave their job or lose their rank.
   - _The board approved the manager's dismissal following the financial scandal._
   - _Union rules protect workers from dismissal without proper cause._
2. The act of sending a person away or telling them to leave.
   - Simple: The act of telling someone to leave or go away.
   - _The general's curt dismissal sent the messengers hurrying from the tent._
   - _A wave of her hand served as dismissal, and the servants withdrew._
3. A court's rejection of a legal case, or of a claim or charge within it.
   - Simple: When a court throws out a case, claim, or charge.
   - _The defense moved for dismissal on the grounds of insufficient evidence._
   - _The court ordered the dismissal of the lawsuit after the plaintiff failed to appear._
4. The act of putting something out of one's mind or refusing to give it consideration.
   - Simple: The act of ignoring something or pushing it out of your mind.
   - _The committee's dismissal of the proposal frustrated researchers who had worked on it for months._
   - _His casual dismissal of safety concerns worried the inspectors._
5. A written or spoken statement announcing that someone has been dismissed or sent away.
   - Simple: A written or spoken message saying that someone has been let go.
   - _His dismissal arrived by email, just two lines long._
   - _The clerk handed each worker a formal dismissal signed by the director._
6. Release from confinement or captivity; the act of setting a person free.
   - Simple: Being set free from a place where you were kept.
   - _The general ordered the dismissal of the captives at dawn._
   - _After the ceasefire, the dismissal of the detainees began immediately._
7. The blessing with which a priest or minister brings a religious service to a close.
   - Simple: The final blessing a priest says at the end of a church service.
   - _The choir sang as the minister pronounced the dismissal._
   - _Worshippers crossed themselves at the dismissal before leaving the cathedral._
8. In cricket, the event of a batsman being put out; the fall of a wicket.
   - Simple: In cricket, the moment when a batter is gotten out.
   - _The bowler celebrated the dismissal of the opposing captain._
   - _A sharp catch at slip brought about the dismissal of the last batter._

## Origin

A nineteenth-century coinage from "dismiss" plus the suffix "-al" (modelled on words like "committal"), which replaced the older regular form "dismission".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dismissal (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).