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arbitration

[ ahr-bi-trey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them:

    Rather than risk a long strike, the union and management agreed to arbitration.

  2. International Law. the application of judicial methods to the settlement of international disputes.


arbitration

/ ˌɑːbɪˈtreɪʃən /

noun

  1. law the hearing and determination of a dispute, esp an industrial dispute, by an impartial referee selected or agreed upon by the parties concerned
  2. international law the procedure laid down for the settlement of international disputes


arbitration

  1. The settling of disputes (especially labor disputes) between two parties by an impartial third party, whose decision the contending parties agree to accept. Arbitration is often used to resolve conflict diplomatically to prevent a more serious confrontation.


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Other Words From

  • arbi·tration·al adjective
  • arbi·tration·ist noun
  • proar·bi·tration adjective
  • proar·bi·tration·ist noun adjective
  • rear·bi·tration noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of arbitration1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin arbitrātiōn- (stem of arbitrātiō ), equivalent to arbitrāt(us) ( arbitrate ) + -iōn- noun suffix; -ion

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Example Sentences

After two years, the dispute ended with an arbitration ruling in favor of Savage.

The suit was tossed out of a Brooklyn courthouse because it was already ordered to arbitration by a California court.

The case is being heard at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, also located in The Hague.

What makes binding arbitration so effective is the imperative that both sides must agree up front to support the outcome.

But when they came together in what worked like an arbitration process, they found common ground.

After lunch and the arbitration proceedings had been despatched, our Pegasus towed us back.

This year closed, however, before the dispute was terminated: it was still left open to arbitration.

If the landlord declined to accept the amount offered, the value should be adjusted by arbitration.

Harry was mentioned only once—in connection with his letter to Iver about the Arbitration.

Guatemala previously had given its adhesion to the principles of arbitration promulgated under The Hague Convention.

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