dismissal

[ dis-mis-uh l ]

/ dɪsˈmɪs əl /

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

non·dis·mis·sal, noun pre·dis·miss·al, noun re·dis·miss·al, noun

dismast, dismay, disme, dismember, dismiss, dismissal, dismissive, dismount, dismutase, disnature, disney

Though this might easily have been grounds for dismissal or reassignment, nothing of the sort happened.

Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor |S. C. Gwynne |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now Gore stands alone in his dismissal of reform, openness, transparency and peer-review to ensure good science.

If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday |Jonathan Alter |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Supporters of conspiracy peddler Alex Jones are FURIOUS that I dared to note his dismissal of the Apollo 11 mission.

Dear Moon Landing Deniers: Sorry I Called You Moon Landing Deniers |Olivia Nuzzi |July 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But now there is new way to see the matter: Imitation is a kind of dismissal.

You Can’t ‘Steal’ a Culture: In Defense of Cultural Appropriation |John McWhorter |July 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Second, the dismissal process for ineffective teachers is so cumbersome and costly that it rarely works as it should.

Vergara v. California: The Most Important Court Case You’ve Never Heard Of |Campbell Brown |May 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It may, however, have been that Pitt's dismissal was due not to his obscurity but to an exactly opposite consideration.

Lord Chatham |Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
Mrs. Clinton took her dismissal and Virginia her seat in a low chair by the bed, facing him.

The Eldest Son |Archibald Marshall
He raised his hand in sign of dismissal and Dick went out, crushed with shame, and feeling that he was already under arrest.

Brandon of the Engineers |Harold Bindloss
These are, apparently, the very shaky causes for her dismissal.

Marjorie Dean, High School Junior |Pauline Lester
There is something almost tragic in the joy with which Turgot's dismissal was received on all sides. '

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) |John Morley

dismissal

/ (dɪsˈmɪsəl) /

an official notice of discharge from employment or service

the act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed