Dimittere
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Z.
In old English law. To send away; to dismiss; to part with; to let go; to release or discharge from custody; to demise. Dimittere se: to dismiss one's self; to withdraw from. v. Demise of the crown; Dimisi; Dimissio.
In the civil law. To send away; to discharge; to dismiss. Simitti debitor to be released from a debt.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. To send away, release, let go.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat.
In the civil law. To send away; to discharge; to dismiss. Filium de potestate dimittere; to dismiss a son from one's power or authority; to emancipate. Inst. 1. 12. 7, 10. Uxorem dimittere; to send away or repudiate a wife. Ca Zv. Lex. Jur. Dimitti debito; to be released from a debt. Id.
In old English law. To send away; to dismiss; to part with. Dimittere se; U) dismiss one's self; to withdraw from. Se dimittere, et a possessions recedere; to dismiss himself and withdraw from the possession. Bract, fol. 31b, 85. Id. fol. 49, c. 20, in tit. See Demise of the crown. To demise. See Dimisi, Dimissio.