During her interview with Entertainment Tonight, Foster was also asked about Usher's alleged relationship with one of her bridesmaids. (During the Scream singer's interview with Oprah Winfrey, 58, he insisted nothing physical happened until after he and Foster were separated.).
Search Legal Terms and Definitions. dismissal. n. 1) the act of voluntarily terminating a criminal prosecution or a lawsuit or one of its causes of action by one of the parties. 2) a judge's ruling that a lawsuit or criminal charge is terminated. 3) an appeals court's act of dismissing an appeal, letting the lower court decision stand. 4) the act of a plaintiff dismissing a lawsuit upon settling the case.
Motion to Dismiss in General. A motion to dismiss is a common pretrial motion. The party making the motion to dismiss is claiming the parties donât disagree on any of the important facts and the law requires that the charge or complaint be dismissed.n order to properly file a motion to dismiss, there must be clear grounds to support it. Specific grounds include: 1  Failure to state a claim. 2  Defendant wasnât properly served. 3  Action brought in wrong place. 4  Court lacks jurisdiction or authority to hear the case.