Dispositiv

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French dispositif.

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  • Hyphenation: Dis‧po‧si‧tiv

Noun

Dispositiv n (strong, genitive Dispositivs, plural Dispositive)

  1. (uncommon, educated, oftener in Switzerland, often in translations from French, also of Foucault) arrangement, measures, plans
    • 2015 November 16, “«Risiko, dass Terroristen einreisen, ist real»”, in 20 minuten:
      Das Grenzwachtkorps (GWK) hat seit den Anschlägen in Paris sein Dispositiv kurzfristig hochgefahren.
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    • 2020 March 2, “Stadtverwaltung bereitet sich auf Coronavirus vor”, in Gemeinderat der Stadt Bern:
      Der Gemeinderat wird dementsprechend sein Dispositiv laufend anpassen und darüber informieren.
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    • 2020 July 1, “Die Schweizer Politik verschläft die zweite Welle”, in Zürichsee-Zeitung:
      Befeuert hat solchen Leichtsinn jedoch der Bundesrat, indem er am 19. Juni fast alle Corona-Regeln aufgehoben hat. Kaum ein anderes Land hat sein Dispositiv gegen das Virus radikaler heruntergefahren;
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  2. (Switzerland, by extension also international law) operative part of a court order
    Synonyms: (Germany) Entscheidungsformel, (Germany) Tenor, (Austria) Urteilsspruch

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