Definition of "dismissal" in English

noun

1. The act of sending someone away.

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

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. (law) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

7. (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.

8. (Christianity) The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service.