dismission

dis·miss

D0276800 (dĭs-mĭs′)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 adjudicate (a cause of action) as insufficient to proceed further in court because of some deficiency in law or fact.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 dīmittere : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + mittere, to send.]

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dis·miss′i·ble adj.dis·mis′sion (-mĭsh′ən) n.Synonyms: dismiss, boot¹, bounce, can², discharge, 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; resort workers discharged at the end of the season; 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 jobpink slip, dismissalnotice - 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, sacksuperannuation - 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 dismissalremoval - dismissal from officedeactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable recorddishonorable 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