Dis·​pos·​i·​tive

[Adjective / Law]

Relating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property

[Scots / U.S. Law] Dealing with the disposition of property by deer or will

[U.S. Law] Producing a final settlement or determination

Late Middle English (in the sense of 'contributory, conducive'): from Old French, or from medieval Latin dispositivus, from Latin disposit- 'arranged, disposed ,' from verb disponere (see dispose)