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dismissal - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
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dismission,
discharge,
firing,
liberation,
release,
sack,
sacking |
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conclusion,
ending,
termination an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
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superannuation the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
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conge,
congee an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
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removal dismissal from office
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deactivation,
inactivation the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
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honorable discharge a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
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dishonorable discharge a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
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section eight a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
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dismissal - permission to go; the sending away of someone |
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permission approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
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dismissal - official notice that you have been fired from your job |
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dismission |
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notice the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
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marching orders,
walking papers an order from a superior officer for troops to depart
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