dismissal
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5.1
- noun
- /dɪsˈmɪsəl/
- Formal
:
desestimación
- The Court ruled that the former measure was proper and ordered dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.
- court dismissal
- reasons for dismissal
- upheld the dismissal
When Anna Cronus's case came before Amy Coney Barrett, she upheld the dismissal.
- When Anna Cronus's case came before Amy Coney Barrett, she upheld the dismissal.
Examples
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There will be no public trial, simply a dismissal, better for all concerned that way.
Fiction book (1993) -
Your Honor, I must ask for a dismissal of charges against the defendant, based on...
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In that case, Your Honor, I move for a complete dismissal of all charges.
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I find sufficient evidence to support a dismissal of any and all charges against the defendant.
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Your Honor, the defense moves for dismissal on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
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The court also reversed the lower court's dismissal of the Pennsylvania state tort claim.
Academic text (2002) -
On review, the Ninth Circuit followed suit and upheld the trial court's dismissal.
Academic text (2017) -
The Federal Circuit thus affirmed the CoFC's dismissal of the Helium Contract breach.
Academic text (2017) -
In the absence of actual evidence of any sort, all you'd be doing, with due respect, Your Honor, is demonstrating extreme prejudice and providing me with grounds for appeal of any future conviction, not to mention grounds for a complete dismissal.
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Your Honor, I motion for a complete dismissal of all charges based on the lack of evidence.
Synonyms
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2.6
A formal decision given by a court in a legal case
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8.2
A formal decision by a court or official about a disagreement
A court decision that ends a case without a trial
Antonyms
Compounds
How Rejected
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3.0
64
4.2
- Formal
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5.1
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1.4
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4.8
110
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dismissal comes from the Latin parts dis- 'away' and mittere 'to send', so it originally meant 'to send away'. In law, a dismissal is when a judge 'sends away' a case and decides it will not go to trial.