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Retain

To continue to hold to keep in possession not to lose part with or dismiss to restrain from departure escape or the like

director

fiduciary duty to the shareholders in the exercise of their powers. Directors have the power to appoint and dismiss officers, declare and pay dividends on stock, initiate major corporate actions such as mergers or dissolution, and determine

Eject

To expel to dismiss to cast forth to thrust or drive out to discharge as to eject a person from a room

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forum non conveniens

conveniens [New Latin, literally, unsuitable tribunal] : a doctrine allowing a court with jurisdiction over a case to dismiss it because the convenience of the parties and the interest of justice would be better served if the

Missura

Missura, the ceremonies used in the Romish Church to recommend and dismiss a dying person.

Civil post and civil service

right of the State to select and appoint the holder of the post, its right to suspend and dismiss him, its right to control the manner and method of his doing the work and the payment by

motion

Amendment protections om·ni·bus motion [Ä m-ni-bəs-] : a motion that makes multiple requests [filing an omnibus motion to dismiss and for a more definite statement "Department of Ins. of Florida v. Coopers & Lybrand, 570 So. 2d

Dismissed

Dismissed, denotes both termination of service for misconduct by way of punishment and also termination of service simpliciter, Workers

Fire

s. 86, which s. and s. 83 are the only unrepealed sections of the Act. To discharge or dismiss a person from employment; to terminate as employee. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Fire Engines.--The maintenance of fire

Judge-shopping

hope of having one of the lawsuits assigned to a favourable judge and to non suit or voluntarily dismiss the others, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 846.

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