dispositive
UK/dɪˈspɒzɪtɪv/
dispositive adjective: intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter). Also the alternative form of dispositif.
Adjective
dispositive (comparative more dispositive, superlative most dispositive)
- 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.
- ...the acquittal of the respondent on the charge of sexual assault causing bodily harm is not dispositive of the question of whether he used an object "in causing... injury" so as to make that object a weapon.2002, Louise Arbour (Supreme Court of Canada), “R. v. Lamy, 2002 SCC 25”, in CanLII
- Being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties, as in ius dispositivum.
- The second salient feature of the new Labour Code was an increase in the proportion of dispositive provisions at the expense of cogent provisions which, as the subsequent legal development showed, was not quite adequate.2006, prof. JUDr. Helena Barancová, DrSc., Termination of Employment Relationship: Legal Situation in the Slovak Republic, Brussels: European Commission – Directorate General for Employment, Social...
- The VCLT is also applicable to treaties that are the constituent instrument of an international organisation and to treaties that have been adopted within an international organisation (Art 5 VCLT). However, in this (as well as other respect(s)), the VCLT is of a dispositive nature. The rules that...2019, Jan Wouters, Cedric Ryngaert, Tom Ruys, Geert De Baere, International Law. A European perspective, Oxford and Portland, Oregon: Hart, →ISBN, page 62
- Antonyms:
- cogent
- By natural disposition, having such an inclination.
Also used as
dispositive is also the alternative form of dispositif.
Examples of dispositive in a sentence
- The algorithmic nature of dynamic pricing also gives sellers plausible deniability; who's to say which data points were dispositive?2025 January, Amanda Mull, “Prices will vary: Dynamic pricing will go far beyond airfares and hotels, to many customers' dismay”, in...
- Controversies about his past loutishness should not be dispositive when deciding whether he should be confirmed.2025 January 24, George F. Will, “There are ample reasons, not about his personal life, for rejecting Hegseth. Opinion”, in Washington Post:
- However, in this (as well as other respect(s)), the VCLT is of a dispositive nature.2019, Jan Wouters, Cedric Ryngaert, Tom Ruys, Geert De Baere, International Law. A European perspective, Oxford and Portland, Oregon: Hart...
Antonyms of dispositive
Forms of dispositive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more dispositive |
| superlative | most dispositive |
| Noun | |
| plural | dispositives |
Origin of dispositive
From Middle French dispositif and its source, Latin dispositus. Compare Piedmontese dispositiv.
Words formed from dispositive
Questions about dispositive
- What does dispositive mean?
- Dispositive means intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter).
- How do you use dispositive in a sentence?
- The algorithmic nature of dynamic pricing also gives sellers plausible deniability; who's to say which data points were dispositive?
- What part of speech is dispositive?
- Dispositive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dispositive?
- Dispositive is pronounced /dɪˈspɒzɪtɪv/ (UK).
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