dismission

Other forms: dismissions

Definitions of dismission

1. noun

   official notice that you have been fired from your job
   synonyms: dismissal, pink slip

   types:

   marching orders, walking papers

   (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge

   type of:

   notice

   advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
2. noun

   the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
   synonyms: discharge, dismissal, firing, heave-ho, liberation, release, sack, sacking

   types:

   superannuation

   the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)

   conge, congee

   an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal

   removal

   dismissal from office

   deactivation, inactivation

   breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

   honorable discharge

   a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record

   dishonorable 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

   purge

   an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

   type of:

   conclusion, ending, termination

   the act of ending something