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A disposition is a quality of character, a habit, a preparation, a state of readiness, or a tendency to act in a specified way.. The terms dispositional belief and occurrent belief refer, in the former case, to a belief that is held in the mind but not currently being considered, and in the latter case, to a belief that is currently being considered by the mind.
In criminal procedure, an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACD or ACOD) allows a court to defer the disposition of a defendant's case, with the potential that the defendant's charge will be dismissed if the defendant does not engage in additional criminal conduct or other acts prohibited by the court as a condition of the ACD.
A testamentary disposition is any gift of any property by a testator under the terms of a will. Types. Types of testamentary dispositions include:
In law, a summary judgment, also referred to as judgment as a matter of law or summary disposition, [1] is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, i.e., without a full trial. Summary judgments may be issued on the merits of an entire case, or on discrete issues in that case.
Disposition (harpsichord), the set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord "Disposition" (song), a 2001 progressive metal song by Tool; Testamentary disposition, any gift of any property by a testator under the terms of a will "Disposition" (math), an uncommon way to refer to permutation of n elements over k positions.
A deferred adjudication, also known in some jurisdictions as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACOD), probation before judgment (PBJ), or deferred entry of judgment (DEJ), is a form of plea deal available in various jurisdictions, where a defendant pleads "guilty" or "no contest" to criminal charges in exchange for meeting certain requirements laid out by the court within an ...
This disposition is also known as a nonopinion, summary opinion, affirmance without opinion, unpublished order, disposition without opinion, or abbreviated disposition. It is not to be confused with summary judgment , which means a decision without trial.
Some jurisdictions provide that depositions may be taken for purposes of discovery. In these jurisdictions, the defendant does not have a constitutional right to be present, although such a right may be established by statute. Some jurisdictions require that because of the sensitive nature of taking a deposition of a minor, it must be videotaped.