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单词 dispositive
释义

dispositive

adjective

dis·​pos·​i·​tive di-ˈspä-zə-tiv How to pronounce dispositive (audio)
: directed toward or effecting disposition (as of a case)
dispositive evidence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Yet Lemoine insisted, first to his Google colleagues and then to the world at large, that his ability to feel an emotional attachment to a chatbot was itself dispositive of the chatbot’s sentience. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 June 2022 Cold hard cash could be dispositive in close races, but not if Republicans have enough money to be competitive. Karl Rove, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 The fact that no one has taken a run at Davidson in the week since the video dropped is likely dispositive of the issue. Daniel Novack, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2022 The fact that the Nazis thought so is hardly dispositive—fascist regimes are not known for their sophisticated literary criticism—and, for every passage that supports such a reading, numerous others complicate or contradict it. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 And Hamburger strains mightily not only to portray this dissent as the dispositive objection to progressive curricula, but to portray such curricula as a violation of the constitutional right to free speech. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 25 Oct. 2021 As many scientists have since pointed out, the mere presence of the furin cleavage site is not dispositive of a Frankenstein experiment gone wrong. Adam Federman, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2021 While economic factors were not dispositive in this list, other factors are more so. William P. Barrett, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021 But with the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the chief justice’s vote will not be dispositive when the court hears Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization this term. Brianne Gorod, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1618, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

dispositive

adjective

dis·​pos·​i·​tive dis-ˈpä-zə-tiv How to pronounce dispositive (audio)
1
: directed toward or effecting a disposition (as of a case)
an endless variety of dispositive…pretrial motions Robert Shaw-Meadow
2
: relating to a disposition of property
dispositive words in a will
3
: providing a final resolution (as of an issue) : having control over an outcome
dispositive of the question

dispositive

adjective

as in determinative
providing or controlling a final outcome The fact that she committed a crime is not dispositive of her claim that the police used excessive force in arresting her.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • determinative
  • determinate
  • conclusive
  • clear
  • decisive
  • deciding
  • convincing
  • incontestable
  • indisputable
  • definitive
  • unanswerable
  • irrefutable
  • inarguable
  • incontrovertible
  • unquestionable
  • undebatable
  • undeniable
  • indubitable
  • certain
  • undisputed
  • undisputable
  • last
  • uncontested
  • absolute
  • unambiguous
  • unequivocal
  • unchallenged
  • telling
  • positive
  • sure
  • hands-down
  • persuasive
  • compelling
  • definite
  • cogent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • moot
  • problematic
  • doubtful
  • problematical
  • debatable
  • ambiguous
  • questionable
  • disputable
  • equivocal
  • disputed
  • refutable
  • controversial
  • unclear
  • inconclusive
  • doubtable
  • indecisive
  • debated
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