to dismiss
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4.1
- verb
- /dɪsˈmɪs/
- Formal
:
desestimar
- This case was dismissed three weeks ago.
- motion to dismiss
- dismissed by the court
- dismiss the case
And then she just sat down and the case got dismissed and we walked out.
- And then she just sat down and the case got dismissed and we walked out.
- Ultimately, the lawsuit was dismissed before he was arrested.
- And my anxiety just went away and ultimately they dismissed any complaint against me.
- The court allows Charles to take over the case, dismiss it, and he's eventually executed.
- The trial judge found for Austin in the first complaint and dismissed the second.
- When this information was taken to the prosecutor in Willis's case, the case was dismissed and Willis was set free.
- There was a motion to dismiss the impeachment trial entirely and not hold the trial.
- We got a ton of congressmen, senators, a lot of attention and, and the case was ultimately dismissed.
- And then the third one was a a business ambush, A devastating lawsuit that, you know, ended up getting dismissed, you know, but brutal.
- OK, so Post has been sued, General Mills, there's there's was dismissed.
- The attorney went, it was all dismissed.
Examples
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The lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the charges against his client.
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The trial judge found for Austin in the first complaint and dismissed the second.
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And I just got word this week that the government has moved to dismiss our lawsuit.
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Ultimately, the lawsuit was dismissed before he was arrested.
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The district court dismissed all claims except for the breach of contract claim.
Academic text (2017) -
In early 1989, the court denied the motion to dismiss the state's complaint.
Academic text (1999) -
In April, after almost three years, the French court dismissed Rhodes charges against Elizabeth.
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Charlotte-area judge properly dismissed their case last year.
Academic text (2017) -
In New York, Texas and Colorado, judges issued orders looking at the invasion claim and dismissing it as laughable.
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The CoFC also dismissed the claim related to the Helium Contract on the merits.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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4.2
To stop considering a case, request, or proposal in court
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4.1
Deal with and finish a problem or task so it no longer causes trouble
To end a criminal charge by a prosecutor so it is not tried in court
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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4.6
To say someone or something is not worth taking seriously without careful thought
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
dismiss = miss (opaque) = dis + miss
Though historically dis- + a Latin root meaning 'send' underlies the word, the surface element 'miss' does not mean 'send' in modern English, so learners cannot reliably derive the legal sense from the visible parts.
Etymology
Dismiss comes from the Latin parts dis- 'away' and mittere 'to send', so it originally meant to 'send away' something. In law this became the idea of a judge 'sending away' a case so it is no longer considered, which is why a judge can dismiss a case.