Definition

Noun: 1. The act of making a final and authoritative decision, especially as an arbiter or judge: The process of settling a dispute or question by the judgment of an impartial third party. 2. The decision or award resulting from such a process: The authoritative judgment or ruling itself.

Usage

The word "arbitrament" is a formal term, primarily used in legal, official, or literary contexts. It refers to the process of arbitration or the result of that process. It emphasizes finality and authority.

Examples

• The two nations agreed to accept the arbitrament of the international court to resolve the border dispute.
• After months of negotiation failed, they left the matter to the arbitrament of a mutually agreed-upon expert.
• The contract stipulated that any disagreement would be settled by the arbitrament of a single arbitrator, whose decision would be binding.

Advanced Usage

• "The arbitrament of war": A literary or historical phrase meaning the resort to war as the final means of deciding a conflict.
  • In the end, the issue was settled not by diplomacy but by the brutal arbitrament of war.
• "Leave to the arbitrament of...": A formal construction meaning to submit a matter for someone's decisive judgment.
  • We must leave this ethical question to the arbitrament of our own consciences.

Variants and Related Words

• Arbitrate (verb): To act as an arbiter; to settle a dispute.
  • A committee was formed to arbitrate the labor dispute.
• Arbitration (noun): The process of resolving a dispute by an arbitrator. (This is the more common term for the ).
  • The case went to binding arbitration.
• Arbitrator (noun): A person chosen to settle a dispute.
  • The arbitrator's role is to be impartial.
• Arbiter (noun): A person with the power to decide a dispute; an authority who sets standards.
  • She is considered an arbiter of good taste.

Synonyms

• Adjudication: The process of making a formal judgment.
• Award (in the context of arbitration): The official decision.
• Determination: A formal or official decision.
• Judgment: A formal decision given by a court or arbiter.
• Verdict: A decision on an issue of fact.

Antonyms

• Negotiation: Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement without a third-party decision.
• Mediation: Intervention to resolve a dispute, where the mediator facilitates agreement but does not impose a decision.

Noun

1. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
   • they submitted their disagreement to arbitration