dispositive
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dispositive
Example Sentences
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When judicial outcomes turn on theories that corporate decision makers couldn’t reasonably anticipate would be dispositive, such as after-the-fact judgments about incentive necessity, governance risk becomes harder to assess in advance.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
The evidence for both near-death experiences and childhood memories of previous lives is persuasive in terms of the credibility of the sources and verified facts, but much of it is strongly suggestive instead of dispositive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In one especially Kafkaesque incident, I was even shut out of a hearing on dispositive motions for my client, Daniel Hale, even though there was no classified information at issue.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2024
The fact that they do not edit in the same manner as newspapers, which among other things have only so many columns to fill, should not be considered dispositive.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2023
The parties shall give notice of any arbitration award to the Administrator, and such award shall, as between the parties to the arbitration, be dispositive of the issues to which it relates.
From Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 by United States
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