1. The act of distributing, dispensing, or providing something to multiple people or places
The dispensation of medicines to patients required careful documentation.
A dispensação de medicamentos aos pacientes exigia documentação cuidadosa.
2. An exemption or release from a rule, obligation, or law granted by an authority
The bishop granted a dispensation from fasting during Lent.
O bispo concedeu uma dispensa do jejum durante a Quaresma.
3. A system or arrangement of ordering or organizing things; divine ordering or providence
The dispensation of divine grace in religious contexts.
A dispensação da graça divina em contextos religiosos.