to dismiss charges
1dismiss charges — I verb absolve, acquit, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate, forgive, grant amnesty to, palliate, pardon, prove innocent, release, reprieve, restitute, vindicate II index palliate (excuse) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
2dismiss — dis‧miss [dɪsˈmɪs] verb [transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to remove someone from their job, usually because they have done something wrong: • He was dismissed from his job at a bank for repeatedly turning up to work late. 2. LAW to state officially …
3dismiss — [[t]dɪ̱smɪ̱s[/t]] ♦♦♦ dismisses, dismissing, dismissed 1) VERB If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. [V n as n] Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation... [V n] I… …
4dismiss — 01. Class had to be [dismissed] a half hour early because the teacher became ill. 02. Mr. Jones [dismissal] from the company was due to his frequent absences, and his lack of hard work. 03. The judge [dismissed] the charges, saying there was… …
5dismiss — dis•miss [[t]dɪsˈmɪs[/t]] v. t. 1) to direct or allow to leave: dismissed the class[/ex] 2) to discharge from service: to dismiss an employee[/ex] 3) to discard or reject; put aside from consideration: to dismiss a story as rumor[/ex] 4) law to… …
6dismiss — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, modification of Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere, from dis + mittere to send Date: 15th century 1. to permit or cause to leave < dismissed the visitors > 2. to remove from position or …
7Military Commissions Act of 2006 — For other uses, see Military Commissions Act (disambiguation). Military Commissions Act of 2006 Full title Military Commissions Act of 2006 Citations Public Law …
8Blackwater Baghdad shootings — Coordinates: 33°18′08″N 44°21′23″E / 33.30222°N 44.35639°E / 33.30222; 44.35639 On September 16, 2007 …
92002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal — Phonegate redirects here. For other scandals with this name, see List of scandals with gate suffix. Elections in New Hampshire …
10Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
