ARBITRATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)