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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISMISSION

n.[L.] 1. The act of sending away; leave to depart; as the dismission of the grand jury.
2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or disgrace.
3. An act requiring departure. [Not usual. ]
4. Removal of a suit in equity.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISMISSION

Dis *mis "sion, n. Etym: [Cf. L. dimissio.]

1. The act dismissing or sending away; permission to leave; leave to depart; dismissal; as, the dismission of the grand jury.

2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or with disgrace.

3. Rejection; a setting aside as trivial, invalid, or unworthy of consideration.