noun

arbitration

arbitration

The dispute was settled by arbitration.

The dispute was settled by arbitration.

Both sides agreed to go to arbitration.

Both sides agreed to go to arbitration.

((by arbitration)) by means of arbitration The dispute was settled by arbitration.

((go to arbitration)) to submit a dispute to arbitration Both sides agreed to go to arbitration.

Synonyms: mediation, adjudication, settlement

From Latin 'arbitratio' (judgment). The '-tion' suffix denotes an action or process, so it's the process of arbitrating.

This is the 'action' (-tion) of someone who 'arbitrates'.

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