Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispositif

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-posi-tif
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of a document that communicates the decisions taken by some organization or nation on a particular issue.

noun

According to Michel Foucault, the aggregate of institutional, physical and administrative mechanisms and knowledge structures that enhance and maintain the exercise of power within society (see dispositif).

Example Sentences

"Thereafter the court ruled unanimously in paragraph 2c of its dispositif that threat or use of force by means of nuclear weapons is contrary to the UN charter and is unlawful."

Etymology

Borrowed from French dispositif.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

dispositifs (plural) dispositive (alternative)

Phrases

operative part terms expressing the notion for court decision under common law

Frequently Paired Words

operative part substance purport terms expressing the notion for court decision under common law

Questions

What does dispositif mean?: A part of a document that communicates the decisions taken by some organization or nation on a particular issue.
Where does dispositif come from?: Borrowed from French dispositif.

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