Lexic.us

Definition of Arbitration

1. Noun. (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).

2. Noun. The act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment. "They submitted their disagreement to arbitration"

Definition of Arbitration

1. n. The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.

Definition of Arbitration

1. Noun. The act or process of arbitrating. ¹

2. Noun. A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute. ¹

3. Noun. In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arbitration

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arbitration

arbitrament arbitraments arbitrarily arbitrariness arbitrarinesses arbitrarious arbitrariously arbitrariousness arbitrarities arbitrarity

arbitrary arbitrate arbitrated arbitrates arbitrating arbitration (current term) arbitration agreement arbitration clause arbitrational arbitrations

arbitrative arbitrator arbitrators arbitratour arbitratrices arbitratrix arbitrement arbitress arbitresses arblast

Literary usage of Arbitration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1908)
"Rept. re. establishment of courts of mediation and arbitration In each со. ... Industrial conciliation and arbitration; by CD Wright. 173 pp. ..."

2. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1914)
"RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES IN INTERNATIONAL arbitration TREATIES The above is the title of a very instructive article in this Journal for April, 1913,l by Dr. Hans ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"and arbitration at the present time is purely voluntary. ... Each party to the arbitration is required to produce his evidence at least fifteen days before ..."

4. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1906)
"An arbitral verdict is final if the arbitration arbitral treaty does not stipulate the contrary, and the verdict verdict. given by the arbitrators is ..."

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