dispute resolution
Conflict mediation process
Dispute resolution is any method for settling disagreements between parties.
The term encompasses formal processes like litigation and arbitration as well as informal approaches like mediation and negotiation.
In legal and business contexts, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) specifically refers to methods outside traditional court proceedings: The contract includes a dispute resolution clause requiring arbitration.
- agreementShared position between parties
- shake handsMutual palm-grip greeting
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
good faith · conciliation · peace talks · adjudication · restorative justice · clear the air · ombudsman · settle · out of court · split the difference · binding decision · final say · cooling-off period · compromise · tribal sovereignty · conflict · damages · legal fees
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- customer service in bankingbank tellers, tellers, call centers, complaints, customer care
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
dispute resolutionprovocation
Act that triggers response
aggravation · warfare · fanning the flames · hostilities · confrontation
dispute resolutionlitigation
Legal dispute process
warfare · combat · confrontation · scorched earth tactics · hostile takeover
dispute resolutiontroublemaking
Deliberately causing discord
agitation · incitement · instigation · rabble-rousing · provocation
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