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Disposal \Dis*pos"al\, n. [From {Dispose}.]
1. The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything;
arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as,
the disposal of the troops in two lines.
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2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government;
direction.
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The execution leave to high disposal. --Milton.
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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 property.
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A domestic affair of great importance, which is no
less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life.
--Tatler.
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4. Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition
of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the
disposal of.
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The sole and absolute disposal of him an his
concerns. --South.

Syn: Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct;
government; distribution; arrangement; regulation;
control.
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