arbitrament
/ɑ:'bitrəmənt/
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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
- the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
- they submitted their disagreement to arbitration