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Webster 1913 Edition
Disposal
1.
The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order;
as, the
. disposal
of the troops in two lines2.
Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction.
The execution leave to high
disposal
. Milton.
3.
Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting;
as, a
. disposal
of propertyA domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the
disposal
of my sister Jenny for life. Tatler.
4.
Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of.
Syn. – Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disposal
DISPOSAL
,Noun.
1.
The act of disposing; a setting or arranging.This object was effected by the disposal of the troops in two lines.
2.
Regulation, order or arrangement of things, int he moral government of God; dispensation.Tax not divine disposal.
3.
Power of ordering, arranging or distributing; government; management; as, an agent is appointed, and every thing is left to his disposal. The effects in my hands are entirely at my disposal.4.
Power or right of bestowing. Certain offices are at the disposal of the president. The father has the disposal of his daughter in marriage.5.
The passing into a new state or into new hands.Definition 2024
disposal
disposal
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Alternative forms
- disposall (obsolete)
Noun
disposal (plural disposals)
- An arrangement, categorization or classification of things
- a disposing of or getting rid of something
- the power to use something or someone
Related terms
Translations
arrangement, categorization, classification
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disposing of
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power to use something
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