Definitions
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Word origin
From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Removal from post”9 letters
02“Firing”9 letters
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