dispositive.
Intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter).
Meaning & usage
Intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter).
We were unable to produce any dispositive evidence to support our case.
Being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties, as in ius dispositivum.
By natural disposition, having such an inclination.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French dispositif and its source, Latin dispositus. Compare Piedmontese dispositiv.
Alternative form of dispositif.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French dispositif and its source, Latin dispositus. Compare Piedmontese dispositiv.
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