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1 a: the final determination of a matter (as a case or motion) by a court or quasi-judicial tribunal Example: the beneficiary of such a disposition of charges against him -- United States v. Smith, 354 A.2d 510 (1976) (compare decision holding judgment opinion ruling verdict) b: the sentence given to a convicted criminal defendant Example: probation is often a desirable disposition -- W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel also : the sentence given to or treatment prescribed for a juvenile offender 2: transfer to the care, possession, or ownership of another Example: to either a surviving spouse or a charity, those dispositions are totally exonerated from the payment of taxes -- Matter of McKinney, 477 N.Y.S.2d 367 (1984) also : the power of such transferral 3: the state or condition of being predisposed: "predisposition"
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