licenciement

layoff

noun lee-sahn-SYUH-mahn Rare

Origin: From licencier (to dismiss), from licence (authorisation)

Also means

dismissal

Usage Note

Licenciement is the formal term for employment termination by an employer; distinguish licenciement économique (redundancy for economic reasons) from licenciement pour faute (dismissal for misconduct). The corresponding verb is licencier. Employees who resign use démission instead.

Examples

"Il a reçu une lettre de licenciement."

Natural Translation

He received a letter of dismissal.

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