dispositive

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective 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.

2. adjective Being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties, as in ius dispositivum.
3. adjective By natural disposition, having such an inclination.
4. noun Alternative form of dispositif.

Similar words

decisive operative determinant crucial device predicate appliance disposed dispositioned decisory

Often followed by

of motions provisions in issue portion question motion and