dismiss(1 (HR ) to officially remove an employee from their job: She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post. • He was dismissed for breach of contract. • to be summarily dismissed (= without paying attention to the normal process that should be followed) 2 (Law ) to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence: After a five-day hearing the case was dismissed. OBED Alexander Demidov)
