Dismissal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

official notice that you have been fired from your job

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːbɔɪsˌaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsmˈɪsəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsmˈɪsəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈuːbɔɪsˌaɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

firing sacking dismission judgement of dismissal pink slip liberation discharge sack release judgment of dismissal

Word Forms

dismiss	verb	cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
discharge	verb	free from obligations or duties
fire	verb	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
sack	verb	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entlassung

ein Urteil, mit dem die Angelegenheit ohne Gerichtsverfahren erledigt wird

🇫🇷French

congédiement

un jugement statuant sur l’affaire sans procès

🇪🇸Spanish

despido

una sentencia que resuelve el asunto sin juicio

🇮🇹Italian

licenziamento

una sentenza che risolve la questione senza processo

🇳🇱Dutch

ontslag

een vonnis waarin de zaak zonder vorm van proces wordt afgedaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

demissão

uma sentença que decide a questão sem julgamento

🇷🇺Russian

увольнение

решение, разрешающее дело без суда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पदच्युति

बिना सुनवाई के मामले का निपटारा करने वाला निर्णय

🇧🇩Bengali

বরখাস্ত

বিচার ছাড়াই বিষয়টির নিষ্পত্তি করা একটি রায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பணிநீக்கம்

ஒரு விசாரணையின்றி விஷயத்தை அகற்றும் தீர்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగింపు

విచారణ లేకుండా విషయాన్ని పారవేసే తీర్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

डिसमिस

खटल्याशिवाय प्रकरणाचा निपटारा करणारा निर्णय

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરતરફી

ટ્રાયલ વિના આ બાબતનો નિકાલ કરતો ચુકાદો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಜಾ

ವಿಚಾರಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ ಮಾಡುವ ತೀರ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിരിച്ചുവിടൽ

ഒരു വിചാരണ കൂടാതെ വിഷയം തീർപ്പാക്കുന്ന ഒരു വിധി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਖਾਸਤਗੀ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਦਾ ਨਿਪਟਾਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਫੈਸਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

برطرفی

بغیر کسی مقدمے کے معاملے کو نمٹانے کا فیصلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解雇

未经审判就处理此事的判决

🇯🇵Japanese

解任

裁判を経ずに問題を処理する判決

🇰🇷Korean

해임

재판 없이 사건을 처리하는 판결

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sa thải

một bản án giải quyết vấn đề mà không cần xét xử

🇹🇭Thai

การเลิกจ้าง

การพิพากษาให้จำหน่ายเรื่องโดยไม่มีการพิจารณาคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemecatan

putusan yang memutuskan perkara itu tanpa pengadilan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaalis

isang paghuhukom na nagtatapon ng bagay nang walang paglilitis

🇲🇾Malay

pemecatan

penghakiman yang melupuskan perkara itu tanpa perbicaraan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفصل

حكم بالفصل في الأمر دون محاكمة

🇮🇷Persian

اخراج

حکمی برای حل موضوع بدون محاکمه

🇹🇷Turkish

işten çıkarılma

dava açılmadan davanın kapatılmasına karar verilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲדָחָה

פסק דין המפטר את העניין ללא משפט

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