Arbitration is the resolution of disputes outside of a court. The easiest way to do this would be to organize a meeting between the disputants and discuss the issues at hand until a resolution is found.
The union representative was called in to arbitrate the dispute.
a party to an arbitration agreement may be compelled to arbitrate a dispute, if the agreement covers the subject matter of the dispute.
Theodore Roosevel to resolve Coal Strike of 1902
Arbitrate is a verb.
Yes; in fact, it is quite common. One scenario in which it frequently happens is that of subrogation. When an insurer pays for the repair of its insured's vehicle, it acquires the right of action of the insured to recover that which it paid. If the other driver was insured, and if the two insurers have agreed (in advance) to arbitrate their subrogation disputes, arbitration is the only dispute resolution mechanism that may be used.
noun1.a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.2.one selected to settle disputes about the application ofsettled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputingparties to arbitrate their differences.-verb (used with object)3.to act as umpire in (a game).4.to decide or settle (a controversy, dispute, or the like) asumpire; arbitrate.-verb (used without object)5.to act as umpire.
After I refused to pay my credit card bill, the credit card company requested arbitration to order me to pay. Arbitration settles what mediation cannot. A difficult labor dispute was finally settled by binding arbitration.
The source of an arbitrator's authority comes from the parties to the dispute being arbitrated. Both parties agree that their dispute will be settled through arbitration rather than through litigation and they enter into a contract promising that the arbitration will be binding they will abide by the decision of the arbitrator. If one party refuses to honor the arbitrator's decision, the other party can go to court and have the court enforce the arbitration decision, but it won't have to litigate the actual dispute all over again.
A third party was necessary to arbitrate a reconciliation between the two former spouses .
The couple decided to get a mediator to help them arbitrate their disagreements during their divorce proceedings.
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The noun form is arbitration.