Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dismissal

4 senses of dismissal

Sense 1
judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal, dismissal -- (a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial)
       => judgment, judgement, judicial decision -- ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)

Sense 2
dismissal, dismission, pink slip -- (official notice that you have been fired from your job)
       => notice -- (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")

Sense 3
dismissal -- (permission to go; the sending away of someone)
       => permission -- (approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave")

Sense 4
dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking -- (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
       => termination, ending, conclusion -- (the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement")