dispositive


dis·pos·i·tive

adj \di-ˈspä-zə-tiv\

Definition of DISPOSITIVE

: directed toward or effecting disposition (as of a case) <dispositive evidence>

First Known Use of DISPOSITIVE

circa 1618

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

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