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Would dispositive ever be used, except in law? I was about to use it the other day (to mean "definitive"), but then decided to look it up. I was sure I'd heard it used that way before, though I could only find legal definitions. Have you ever used it?

Maybe I'm just too used to living with lawyers...
 
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A defiiniton can be found in "The Dis-game".
 
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I've never come across it.


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I've heard it only in legalese, but I see no reason why you shuldn't broaden its usage.


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I ended up changing it to "definitive," so that's good. I guess I've just heard it too much around the house. I do think my husband must use it more broadly.
 
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