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bɪˈtreɪ 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.
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Arbitration, The
noun
a comedy (c300 b.c.) by Menander, extant only as a fragment.
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| 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 |
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Word Origin & History
arbitration
late 14c., "absolute decision," from O.Fr. arbitracion, from L. arbitrationem (nom. arbitratio) "judgment, will," noun of action from arbitratus, pp. of arbitrari, from arbiter (see arbiter). Meaning "settlement of a dispute by a third party" is from 1630s.
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Cultural Dictionary
arbitration definition
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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Example sentences
The two sides agreed this week to send the dispute to arbitration.
And they turn to arbitration or private dispute-resolution mechanisms instead of the ineffective public courts.
First, it risks damaging investor confidence and could trigger a wave of arbitration cases.
The union officials and faculty members then went to the local arbitration board.
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