n. [ Cf. L. dimissio. ] 1. The act dismissing or sending away; permission to leave; leave to depart; dismissal; as, the dismission of the grand jury. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or with disgrace. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Rejection; a setting aside as trivial, invalid, or unworthy of consideration. [ 1913 Webster ] |