Dispositive

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to or having an effect on disposition or settlement, especially of a legal case or will.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Intending to or resulting in disposition (disposing of or settling a matter).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive.
  • adj. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating to disposal; disposing or regulating.
  • Pertaining to inclination or natural disposition.
  • Word Usage
    "COL Brownbeck's opinion doesn't make clear how Congress intended the Commission process to differ from standard courts-martial, other than the self-evident post-2006 CSRT "dispositive" exception."
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disposing    decretive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    causative    positive   
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