The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disposal
    n 1: the power to use something or someone; "used all the
         resources at his disposal"
    2: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some
       group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
       [syn: administration, disposal]
    3: the act or means of getting rid of something [syn:
       disposal, disposition]
    4: a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage [syn:
       disposal, electric pig, garbage disposal]