dispositive

[ dih-spoz-i-tiv ]

adjective

1. involving or affecting disposition or settlement:

   a dispositive clue in a case of embezzlement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispositive¹

1475–85; dispose + -itive, on the model of positive

Example Sentences

There’s no indication that Giuliani or his team tried to evaluate the content of the video before presenting it as dispositive.

From Washington Post

None of that evidence is dispositive--but it is certainly not exculpatory either.

From The Daily Beast