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arbitration

  • /ˌɑː.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK
  • [ˌɑː.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩] UK
  • /ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ US
  • [ˌɑɹ.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩] US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Middle English arbitracion, borrowed from Old French arbitration, from Latin arbitratio, from arbitrari (“to arbitrate, judge”); see arbitrate.

noun arbitrations

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of arbitrating.
  2. countable, uncountable A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.
  3. countable, uncountable In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: arbitrament, arbitrement, mediation, arbitral, arbitrate, adjudicate, adjudicative, award, adjudication, adjudicator, arbitrator, arbiter, litigation, jury, tribunal, compromise

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noun the act or process of arbitrating

Españolarbitraje
한국어중재 jungjae
日本語仲裁 chūsai, 仲介 chūkai
中文仲裁 zhòngcái
Portuguêsarbitragem, arbitramento, arbitração
Françaisarbitrage
DeutschSchiedsspruch
Italianoarbitraggio
Românăarbitrare, arbitraj
Русскийарбитра́ж arbitráž
العربيةتَحْكِيم taḥkīm

noun process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute

한국어중재 jungjae
日本語仲裁 chūsai
中文仲裁 zhòngcái
Portuguêsarbitragem, arbitramento, arbitração
Françaisarbitrage
Italianoarbitrato, mediazione
Русскийарбитра́ж arbitráž

noun form of justice

日本語仲介 chūkai
中文仲裁 zhòngcái
Portuguêsarbitragem, arbitramento, arbitração
Françaisarbitrage
Italianomediazione
Русскийарбитра́ж arbitráž

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@misc{arbitration_2026,
  title = {arbitration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arbitration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}