Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISPOSITIVE

a.That implies disposal. [Not used. ]

 

DISPOSITIVELY

adv. In a dispositive manner; distributively. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISPOSITIVE

Dis *pos "i *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dispositif. ]

 

1. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. [Obs. ] His dispositive wisdom and power. Bates.

 

2. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency. [Obs. ] "Dispositive holiness. " Jer. Taylor.

 

DISPOSITIVELY

DISPOSITIVELY Dis *pos "i *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done literally, ... break all the ten commandments at once. Boyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dispositive

dis pos i tive |disˈpäzitiv dəˈspɑzədɪv | ▶adjective relating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property: such litigation will rarely be dispositive of any question. • Law dealing with the disposition of property by deed or will: the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions. • dealing with the settling of international conflicts by an agreed disposition of disputed territories: a peace settlement in the nature of a dispositive treaty. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘contributory, conducive ’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin dispositivus, from Latin disposit- ‘arranged, disposed, ’ from the verb disponere (see dispose ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

dispositive

dispositive |dɪsˈpɒzətɪv | ▶adjective relating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property: such litigation will rarely be dispositive of any question. • (in Scots and US law ) dealing with the disposition of property by deed or will: the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions. • (in US law ) producing a final settlement or determination. • dealing with the settling of international conflicts by an agreed disposition of disputed territories. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘contributory, conducive ’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin dispositivus, from Latin disposit- ‘arranged, disposed ’, from the verb disponere (see dispose ).

 

Duden Dictionary

dispositiv

dis po si tiv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |disposit i v |anordnend; verfügend eine dispositive Funktion

 

Dispositiv

Dis po si tiv Substantiv, Neutrum besonders schweizerisch , das |Disposit i v |das Dispositiv; Genitiv: des Dispositivs, Plural: die Dispositive a Absichts-, Willenserklärung b Gesamtheit aller Personen und Mittel, die für eine bestimmte Aufgabe eingesetzt werden können, zur Disposition 1a stehen

 

Spanish Dictionary

dispositivo, -va

dispositivo, -va adjetivo 1 Que dispone :la parte dispositiva de una sentencia .2 nombre masculino Pieza o conjunto de piezas o elementos preparados para realizar una función determinada y que generalmente forman parte de un conjunto más complejo :el dispositivo que abre la puerta de los bancos; un dispositivo abre automáticamente el toldo; esta lámpara está provista de un dispositivo que, mediante infrarrojos, capta el movimiento de cualquier persona o vehículo .dispositivo intrauterino Dispositivo anticonceptivo consistente en una pieza de material plástico (en forma de T, espiral, triangular, etc. ) que se coloca en el interior del útero e impide el anidamiento del óvulo fecundado .También se utiliza en sus formas abreviadas diu y DIU .3 Conjunto organizado de personas o cosas dispuesto con un fin determinado :este dispositivo sanitario es insuficiente para atender a la población de la zona; se ha previsto la vigilancia exhaustiva de doce zonas concretas, con la incorporación, en cada una de ellas, de un dispositivo compuesto de vehículos patrulla, motos y policías a pie y a caballo .