Noun
- 1. arbitration, mediation
- usage: (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. arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement, judgment, judgement, judicial decision
- usage: the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
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