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Vinony

disposition

noun

  1. tendency to act in a specified way
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ / /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ɪn/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.

  1. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.”

    “The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.”

  2. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “You will have full disposition of these funds.”

    “Seduced at the age of 10 by a famous sodomist named Duplessis, he had since been at the disposition of a number of homosexual persons, including officers, priests, and marquises.”

  3. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “The court ordered the disposition of all assets.”

  4. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.”

  5. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care, as ward admission was not indicated.”

  6. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.”

  7. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “I have little disposition now to do as you say.”

    “Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.”

  8. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:

    “She has a sunny disposition.”

    “He has such a foul disposition.”

  9. Provision; clause.

    “The C.C. is the supreme interpreter of the Constitution (Section 1 of the O.L.C.C.) and, as we have already said, it was granted the monopoly of declaring unconstitutional the legal dispositions.”

    “The dispositions of this Act shall not be applied in case of […]”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio.

  1. To remove or place in a different position.