as in firing
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump
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Charged with official misconduct and misapplication of funds — all felonies — in March, Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly seeks dismissal of the 15-count Lake County Court indictment against her contending that she was improperly accused.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2024
Trump and lawyers including Habba are appealing the dismissal of the case and the sanctions at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
Smith’s office also has until next week to file a brief appealing the Cannon dismissal; that question, too, may end up before the Supreme Court.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in the streets of the Slovakian capital of Bratislava on August 12 and 13 to protest the dismissal by the country’s culture ministry of the chiefs of the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) and National Theater.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Aug. 2024
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2024
Trump and lawyers including Habba are appealing the dismissal of the case and the sanctions at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
Smith’s office also has until next week to file a brief appealing the Cannon dismissal; that question, too, may end up before the Supreme Court.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in the streets of the Slovakian capital of Bratislava on August 12 and 13 to protest the dismissal by the country’s culture ministry of the chiefs of the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) and National Theater.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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