Definition
Having the power to settle or decide a matter conclusively; serving as the determining factor in a legal case or argument.
Etymology
From Latin dispositivus (having power to arrange or settle). A legal and formal term emphasizing that something conclusively resolves a question.
Kelly Says
Judges love the word 'dispositive'—when they say evidence is dispositive, it means that one piece of evidence is so decisive that it ends the argument entirely, like finding a smoking gun.
Translations
CACatalà
dispositiu
di-spo-zi-tiu
CSČeština
zařízení
za-ri-zeni
ELΕλληνικά
αποθήκη
a-po-th-i-ki
ESEspañol
dispositivo
dis-po-zee-tivo
FRFrançais
dispositif
dis-po-zi-tif
HIहिन्दी
उपकरण
u-pa-kar-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
perangkat
per-angkat
ITItaliano
dispositivo
di-spo-zee-tivo
MSBahasa Melayu
peralatan
pe-ra-la-tan
NLNederlands
apparaat
a-par-aat
PLPolski
urządzenie
ur-zhad-zhen-ie
PTPortuguês
dispositivo
di-spo-zee-tivo
RORomână
dispozitiv
di-po-zi-tiv
TAதமிழ்
உபகரணம்
u-pa-ka-ra-nam
THไทย
อุปกรณ์
a-u-k-k-a-p
TLTL
kagamitan
ka-ga-mi-tan
UKУкраїнська
пристрій
pri-st-riy
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị
thiet bi