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 AMBULATORY.
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.
