DISPOSITION

disposition  (dis-p<<schwa>>-zish-<<schwa>>n),  n.1.  The  act  of  transferring  something  to

another’s  care  or  possession,  esp.  by  deed  or  will; the  relinquishing  of  property  <a  testamentary

disposition of all the assets>.

testamentary disposition.A disposition to take effect upon the death of the person making it,

who retains substantially entire control of the property until death.

2. A final settlement or determination <the court’s disposition of the case>.

ambulatory disposition. 1. A judgment or sentence that is subject to amendment or revocation.

2. A testamentary provision that is subject to change because the testator is still alive and capable

of  making  a  new  will.  •  Sense  2  corresponds  to  the  first  sense  of  disposition  above.  See

informal disposition.The termination of a case by means other than trial; any action that leads

to disposition without conviction and without a judicial determination of guilt, such as guilty pleas

and decisions not to prosecute.

3.  Temperament  or  character;  personal  makeup  <a  surly  disposition>.  —  dispose,vb.  —

dispositive,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]