DISPOSITION

DISPOSITION

disposition (dis-p[schwa]-zish-[schwa]n), n.

1. The act of transferring something to another’s care or possession, esp. by deed or will; the relinquishing of property (a testamentary disposition of all the assets).

testamentary disposition. A disposition to take effect upon the death of the person making it, who retains substantially entire control of the property until death.

2. A final settlement or determination (the court’s disposition of the case).

ambulatory disposition.

1. A judgment or sentence that is subject to amendment or revocation.

2. A testamentary provision that is subject to change because the testator is still alive and capable of making a new will. ? Sense 2 corresponds to the first sense of disposition above. See AMBULATORY.

informal disposition. The termination of a case by means other than trial; any action that leads to disposition without conviction and without a judicial determination of guilt, such as guilty pleas and decisions not to prosecute.

3. Temperament or character; personal makeup (a surly disposition). ¡ª dispose, vb. ¡ª dispositive, adj.


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