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]