dismissal

Everyday

1. Making someone leave their job; being sacked or fired. tree →
2. Letting people go, for example at the end of the school day: Dismissal is at 3 o'clock. tree →
3. Refusing to take an idea seriously: his dismissal of my plan. tree →
4. (law) A judge deciding a case will not go on. tree →
5. (cricket) A batter being got out. tree →

In the lessons

In US schools «dismissal» is the time children leave school; at work it means losing your job; in courts a case can end with a dismissal. Phrases: «unfair dismissal», «school dismissal», «early dismissal», «dismissal of a case».

Examples

• After dismissal, the children walked to the bus. tree →
• There is early dismissal on Friday because of the storm. tree →
• The worker said his dismissal was unfair. tree →
• Her quick dismissal of my idea hurt my feelings. tree →
• The judge ordered the dismissal of the case. tree →
• The bowler celebrated the batter's dismissal. tree →
• This misfortune so preyed upon his mind that he did not long survive his dismissal—he died, leaving behind him his beautiful young wife to face the world alone. tree →

Note

From the verb «dismiss». Countable for single events (a dismissal), uncountable for the idea. In the UK «school dismissal» is less common — people say «home time». In maths, «dismissal at 3:15» can be used for time questions: how long from the start of school to dismissal.