dismissal

noun

1. 1

   The act of sending someone away.

2. 2

   Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

3. 3

   A written or spoken statement of such an act.

4. 4

   Release from confinement; liberation.

5. 5

   Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.

6. 6

   The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

7. 7

   The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.