noun
disposition
The final handling of a matter or property.
The court determines the final disposition of the property.
Etymology
The Latin root concerns arrangement. A final disposition settles what is to happen to a matter or property, putting its outstanding business into an established order.
More examples
- She reviewed the disposition of each case.
- Several dispositions were recorded.
- The agreement governed the assets' disposition.
Forms
disposition · dispositions
Similar words
- resolution
- Emphasizes settling a problem rather than distributing property.
- disposal
- The act of dealing with or transferring something.