dismissal

[dis-mis-uh l]

noun

an act or instance of dismissing.

the state of being dismissed.

a spoken or written order of discharge from employment, service, enrollment, etc.

Also dis·mis·sion

[dis-mish-uh n] /dɪsˈmɪʃ ən/.

Origin of dismissal

First recorded in 1800–10; dismiss + -al²

Related formsnon·dis·mis·sal, nounpre·dis·miss·al, nounre·dis·miss·al, noun

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Examples from the Web for dismission

Historical Examples of dismission

What consequences are to follow his dismission is uncertain.
The Works of William Cowper
William Cowper
There were included in this dismission 27 brethren, 45 sisters.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire
Thomas Coleman
On these considerations alone, I resolved to give the Colonel his dismission.
The Sylph, Volume I and II
Georgiana Cavendish
Eager as I was for my dismission, I yet trembled while I obeyed.
Discipline
Mary Brunton
Upon their dismission, I had been requested to join the company in the drawing-room.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXIX.
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British Dictionary definitions for dismission

dismissal

noun

an official notice of discharge from employment or service

the act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed

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Word Origin and History for dismission

dismissal

1806, formed on model of refusal, etc., from dismiss + -al (2); replacing earlier dismission (1540s).