arbitration

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin arbiter
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin arbitror
Latin arbitratio
Old French arbitrationbor.
Middle English arbitracion
English arbitration

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɑː.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩]
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɑɹ.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩]
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    arbitration (countable and uncountable, plural arbitrations)

    1. The act or process of arbitrating.
    2. A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.
    3. 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.

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    French

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    arbitration f (plural arbitrations)

    1. arbitration

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