Dismission

dis·miss  (ds-ms)

tr.v. dis·missed, dis·miss·ing, dis·miss·es

1. To end the employment or service of; discharge.

2. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him.

3.

a. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office.

b. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject: dismissed the claim as highly improbable.

4. Law To put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing.

5. Sports

a. To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.

b. To put out (a batter) in cricket.

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[Middle English dismissen, from Medieval Latin dismittere, dismiss-, variant of Latin dmittere : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + mittere, to send.]

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dis·missi·ble adj.

dis·mission (-mshn) n.

Synonyms: dismiss, boot¹, bounce, can², cashier², discharge, drop, fire, sack¹
These verbs mean to terminate the employment of: was dismissed for insubordination; was booted for being late; afraid of being bounced for union activities; wasn't canned because his uncle owns the business; will be cashiered from the army; resort workers discharged at the end of the season; was dropped for incompetence; was fired unjustly; a reporter sacked for revealing a confidential source. See Also Synonyms at eject.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dismission - official notice that you have been fired from your job pink slip, dismissal notice - advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved" marching orders, walking papers - (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge
	2.	dismission - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) sacking, liberation, dismissal, firing, release, discharge, sack superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal removal - dismissal from office deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable