1.nounA document that communicates the general stance taken by some organization or nation on a particular issue.
"Thereafter the court ruled unanimously in paragraph 2c of its dispositif that threat or use of force by means of nuclear weapons is contrary to the UN charter and is unlawful."
2.nounAccording to Michel Foucault, the aggregate of institutional, physical and administrative mechanisms and knowledge structures that enhance and maintain the exercise of power within society.
3.adjectiveIntending to or resulting in disposition (disposing of or settling a matter).
"We were unable to produce any dispositive evidence to support our case."