Dis*mis"sion (?), 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.
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.