Arbitration is a procedure in which a dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties, to one or more arbitrators who make a binding decision on the dispute. In choosing arbitration, the parties opt for a private dispute resolution procedure instead of going to court.
Arbitrate | Business English to make an official decision that ends a legal disagreement between people or groups without the need for the disagreement to be solved in court: "We believe that a judge will ultimately say this should be arbitrated, not litigated, and we would comply with that," he said.
Legal Definition arbitration. noun. ar·bi·tra·tion ˌär-bə-ˈtrā-shən. : the process of resolving a dispute (as between labor and management) or a grievance outside of the court system by presenting it to an impartial third party or panel for a decision that may or may not be binding compare mediation.
: to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both. She arbitrated the dispute.
Arbitration is a formal method of dispute resolution involving a third party neutral who makes a binding decision. The third party neutral (the 'arbitrator', 'arbiter' or 'arbitral tribunal') renders the decision in the form of an 'arbitration award'.
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(1) In this Part, "arbitration agreement" means an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not.
Arbitration – A statutory method of resolving disputes between parties, by which disputes are referred to an impartial third person for resolution; a substitute for jury and judge. Arbitrator – The professional who makes a decision based on the evidence and testimony presented by the claimant and the respondent.
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