- arbitration - (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)
--1 is a kind of mediation
Derived form: verb arbitrate1 - arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement - the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
--2 is a kind of judgment, judgement, judicial decision
Derived form: verb arbitrate1