dispositive
adjective | \ dis-ˈpä-zə-tiv \ | dis·pos·i·tive
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: directed toward or effecting a disposition (as of a case) an endless variety of dispositive…pretrial motions —Robert Shaw-Meadow
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: relating to a disposition of property dispositive words in a will
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: providing a final resolution (as of an issue) : having control over an outcome dispositive of the question