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dis·po·si·tion n1 a: the final determination of a matter (as a case or motion) by a court or quasi-judicial tribunalthe beneficiary of such a disposition of charges against him — United States v. Smith, 354 A.2d 510 (1976) compare decision, holding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdictb: the sentence given to a convicted criminal defendantprobation is often a desirable disposition — W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel; also: the sentence given to or treatment prescribed for a juvenile offender2: transfer to the care, possession, or ownership of anotherto either a surviving spouse or a charity, those disposition s are totally exonerated from the payment of taxes — Matter of McKinney, 477 N.Y.S.2d 367 (1984); also: the power of such transferral3: the state or condition of being predisposed: predisposition
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(determination) noun
adjustment, conclusion, decision, disposal, final settlement of a matter, finding, order, pronouncement, putting in order, resolution, settlement, solution
associated concepts: disposition of a case
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(final arrangement) noun
adjustment, administration, arrangement, array, conlocatio, control, direction, dispensation, disposal, dispositio, distribution, grouping, management, marshaling, method, order, ordering, ordinatio, organization, placement, regulation, settlement
associated concepts: conditional disposition, final disposition, fraudulent disposition, power of disposition, testimentary disposition
foreign phrases:
- Cujus est dare, efus est disponere. — Whoever has the right of giving a thing, has the right of any disposition of itIII (inclination) noun aptitude, bent, bias, cast, character, characteristic, characteristic mood, constitution, frame of mind, grain, humor, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individualism, indoles, ingenium, leaning, liking, makeup, mental constitution, mold, mood, native character, natura, natural fitness, natural tendency, nature, penchant, personality, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, proneness, propensity, spirit, temper, temperament, tendency, turn of mind foreign phrases:- Impunkas continuum affectum tribuit delinquendi. — Impunity confirms the disposition of a delinquentIV (transfer of property) noun alienation, arrangement for disposal, assignment, conveyance, conveyancing, deliverance, delivery, dispensation, disposal, distribution, giving, manner of disposal, release, relinquishment, relinquishment by gift, sale, surrender, transfer, transference, vouchsafement, yielding associated concepts: dispose of and convey, disposition by will, final disposition, fraudulent disposition, power of disposition, sale or other disposition, testamentary disposition foreign phrases:- Cujus est dare, ejus est disponere. — He who has a right to give, has the right to dispose of the giftV index adjudication, adjustment, administration, allotment, animus, apportionment, array (order), assignment (transfer of ownership), bias, cession, character (personal quality), choice (decision), classification, complexion, conatus, dispensation (act of dispensing), distribution (arrangement), favor (partiality), frame (mood), habit, legacy, penchant, personality, posture (attitude), predilection, predisposition, preference (choice), proclivity, propensity, property (distinctive attribute), regulation (management), settlement, spirit, standpoint, state (condition), structure (composition), temperament, tendency, usage, use, will (desire), will (testamentary instrument)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) Giving up or relinquishing property, especially through a will.(2) The settlement of a matter; a judge’s final ruling.(3) In a criminal case, the sentence.(4) Demeanor or personality.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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in Scottish conveyancing practice the name for the deed that transfers ownership of (conveys) real or heritable property. Once it was necessary to use the word dispone, but this has not been the case for some time. To obtain a real right good against the world the title must be recorded in the Register of Sasines or the Land Registry.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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1) The court's final determination of a lawsuit or criminal charge.2) The act of transferring care, possession, or ownership to another, such as by deed or will.Category: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Act of disposing; transferring to the care or possession of another. The parting with, alienation of, or giving up of property. The final settlement of a matter and, with reference to decisions announced by a court, a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as disposition, regardless of level of resolution. In criminal procedure, the sentencing or other final settlement of a criminal case. With respect to a mental state, means an attitude, prevailing tendency, or inclination.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Act of disposing; transferring to the care or possession of another. The parting with, alienation of, or giving up of property. The final settlement of a matter and, with reference to decisions announced by a court, a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as disposition, regardless of level of resolution. In criminal procedure, the sentencing or other final settlement of a criminal case. With respect to a mental state, means an attitude, prevailing tendency, or inclination.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the court's final determination of a lawsuit or criminal charge.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.