Glossary/Booking & Court Process/DismissedDismissedThe charge or case is terminated without a conviction on it. Dismissal can happen for many reasons, and it is not the same as a finding of innocence.Related termsAcquittedNolle prosequi / nolle prosDispositionMore in Booking & Court ProcessBookedMugshot / booking photoBond / bailROR / OR releaseRelease on Own RecognizanceArraignmentPleaConvictedDiversionDeferred adjudicationBrowse the glossaryWatch the videos