arbitrated
Judged between parties
Arbitrated is the past tense of arbitrate, meaning to settle a dispute by serving as an impartial judge between opposing parties.
An arbitrator hears both sides and renders a binding decision: The labor dispute was arbitrated by a retired judge.
The process offers an alternative to litigation, typically faster and less formal than court proceedings.
Trial venue or sports surface
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- verdictOfficial court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
judgment · litigation · appellate · docket · testimony · evidence · bench · pleadings
No longer in question
- decidedReached a conclusion
- adjudicatedFormally decided a dispute
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- concludedBrought to completion
finalized · ruled · judged · reconciled · negotiated · brokered · sorted · clarified
Resolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- accordHarmony between parties
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
deal · pact · terms · reconciliation · understanding · contract · bargain · award
Neutral conflict resolver
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- neutralNot favoring any side
- umpireSports match official
- panelDistinct flat section
conciliator · negotiator · facilitator · adjudicator · ombudsman · intercessor · intermediary · go-between
Formal claim of unfairness
- conflictOpposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
contention · complaint · impasse · deadlock · damages · breach
court
Trial venue or sports surface
ruling · judgment · litigation · appellate · docket · testimony · evidence · bench · pleadings · jurisprudence
settled
No longer in question
- decidedReached a conclusion
- adjudicatedFormally decided a dispute
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
concluded · finalized · ruled · judged · reconciled · negotiated · brokered · sorted · clarified · rectified
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- accordHarmony between parties
arrangement · deal · pact · terms · reconciliation · understanding · contract · bargain · award · damages
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- neutralNot favoring any side
- umpireSports match official
panel · conciliator · negotiator · facilitator · adjudicator · ombudsman · intercessor · intermediary · go-between · peacemaker
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- conflictOpposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
controversy · contention · complaint · impasse · deadlock · damages · breach
arbitratedlitigated
Contested through courts
sued · adjudicated · mediated · prosecuted · ignored
arbitratedescalated
Increased in severity
agitated · inflamed · provoked · stirred up · exacerbated
- binding arbitrationLegally enforceable private judgment
- legal arbitrationPrivate dispute settlement process
- forced arbitrationRequired private dispute settlement
- mandatory arbitrationRequired private dispute settlement
- arbitration boardPanel resolving formal disputes
- arbitration panelBody resolving disputes privately
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