Meaning & use
dismissal
The act of officially removing someone from a job, or the rejection of an idea or claim.
See it in a sentence
His sudden dismissal from the company shocked all of his coworkers.
The judge's dismissal of the case ended the long legal dispute.
A note on using this word
Dismissal can refer either to losing a job or to a court or authority refusing to consider a case further.
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