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.
If the defendant fails either to answer the complaint or to move to dismiss the complaint, the plaintiff may ask the Court to enter a default judgment against the defendant in accordance with Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. File a Motion to Dismiss-Within 21 days (or 60 days if the defendant is a federal government agency or employee) the defendant may file a motion to dismiss for any of the reasons listed in Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2  Do nothing â The defendant may do nothing.