Arbitration

[ɑːbɪ'treɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɑrbɪ'treʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; 'they submitted their disagreement to arbitration'.

(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).

Typist: Moira--From WordNet

Definition

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

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Mediation, intervention, intercession, interposition.[2]. Decision, determination, adjudication, arbitrament, umpirage.

Checker: Sumner