arbitration
or bi tray shuhn
- n (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)
- n the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
they submitted their disagreement to arbitration
- While such a solution sounds reasonable, most arbitration experts flatly say that it makes little sense.
- Under the auspices of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce an effort is being made in Illinois to introduce commercial arbitration in certain trades in place of court proceedings in .
- Still, the courts generally uphold arbitration clauses unless a law makes absolutely clear that the employee can go to court, arbitration be damned.