English noun: arbitration |
1. | arbitration (communication) (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) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mediation |
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| Domain category | jurisprudence, law |
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2. | arbitration (act) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment |
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| Samples | They submitted their disagreement to arbitration.
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| Synonyms | arbitrament, arbitrement |
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| Broader (hypernym) | judgement, judgment, judicial decision |
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