arbitration
Private dispute settlement
Arbitration is a method of resolving disputes outside the courts, where parties agree to let a neutral third party decide the outcome.
Unlike mediation, which seeks compromise, arbitration produces a binding decision: The contract required arbitration of any disputes.
It's common in labor relations, commercial contracts, and consumer agreements—often appearing in fine print that waives the right to sue: forced arbitration clauses.
Intervention to resolve conflict
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
dialogue · good-faith · counterproposal · terms · agreement · resolution · ADR · out-of-court
Resolved dispute or colony
- awardHonor given for merit
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- decisionSettled course of action
- rulingFormal legal determination
verdict · decree · finding · remedy · finality · ratification · outcome · damages
Perceiving sound waves
- proceedingAct of going forward
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- panelDistinct flat section
- clauseProvision in agreement
filing · discovery · award · binding · enforceable · submission · brief · evidence
Freedom from prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- independenceFreedom from external control
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
evenhanded · unbiased · neutral · disclosure · recusal · ethics · integrity
Opposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
contention · commercial · labor · investment · construction · maritime · sports · consumer
Legal authority's scope
- substantiveHaving real significance
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- ICCGlobal justice body
- AAATop credit rating
mediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
bargaining · dialogue · good-faith · counterproposal · terms · agreement · resolution · ADR · out-of-court
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- awardHonor given for merit
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- decisionSettled course of action
ruling · verdict · decree · finding · remedy · finality · ratification · outcome · damages · injunction
hearing
Perceiving sound waves
- proceedingAct of going forward
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- panelDistinct flat section
clause · filing · discovery · award · binding · enforceable · submission · brief · evidence · testimony
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- independenceFreedom from external control
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
disinterested · evenhanded · unbiased · neutral · disclosure · recusal · ethics · integrity
conflict
Opposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
controversy · contention · commercial · labor · investment · construction · maritime · sports · consumer · international
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- substantiveHaving real significance
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- ICCGlobal justice body
- Making Peaceapology, compromise, forgiveness, truce, peace talks
- Negotiation Termsdeadlock, bargaining, negotiation, stalemate, compromise
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- international relationsbilateral talks, foreign affairs, UN, global politics, sanctions
- legal fieldscivil law, criminal law, administrative law, common law, civil procedure
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
arbitrationlitigation
Legal dispute process
lawsuit · self-help · unilateral action · trial · court battle
arbitrationconflict
Opposition between parties
dispute · contention · disagreement · dissension · strife
arbitrationescalation
Progressive increase in intensity
incitement · incitation · provocation · agitation · disputation
- 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