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ARBITRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
Example:
they submitted their disagreement to arbitration
Synonyms:
arbitrament; arbitration; arbitrement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("arbitration" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
Derivation:
arbitrate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)
arbitrational (relating to or resulting from arbitration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("arbitration" is a kind of...):
mediation (a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
arbitrate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)
arbitrational (relating to or resulting from arbitration)
