1.The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.
2.Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. "To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts."
3.The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste. "Serious business, craving quick dispatch." "To carry his scythe... with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space."
4.A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.
5.A message transmitted by telegraph. (Modern)
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