dismission

Noun
Synonyms: dismissalpink slipdischargefiringliberationreleasesacksacking

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. official notice that you have been fired from your jobSynonyms: dismissalpink slip
  2. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)Synonyms: dismissaldischargefiringliberationreleasesacksacking
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dismission \Dis*mis"sion\, n. [Cf. L. dimissio.]

1.The act dismissing or sending away; permission to leave; leave to depart; dismissal; as, the dismission of the grand jury. [1913 Webster]

2.Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or with disgrace. [1913 Webster]

3.Rejection; a setting aside as trivial, invalid, or unworthy of consideration. [1913 Webster]

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