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Dismissal vs Absolvitor - What's the difference?

dismissal | absolvitor |

As nouns the difference between dismissal and absolvitor

is that dismissal is the act of sending someone away while absolvitor is a {{l/en|decision}} or {{l/en|decree}} made by a {{l/en|court}} in favour of the {{l/en|defendant}} in a given {{l/en|action}}; dismissal.

dismissal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of sending someone away.
  • (senseid)Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
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  • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.}}
  • A written or spoken statement of such an act.
  • Release from confinement; liberation.
  • Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
  • (legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
  • (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.
  • absolvitor

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Scotland, legal) A ; dismissal.
  • * 1668 December 19, , “Mr.'' Alexander Seaton ''contra'' Menzies” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575:
  • Pitmedden'' pur?ues ''Seaton'' of ''Menzies as Repre?enting his Father, who was one of the Pur?uers Brothers Tutors, for his Fathers Intromi??ion with the Pupils Means, who alleadged Ab?olvitor .

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