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ARBITREMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arbitrement mean?
• ARBITREMENT (noun)
The noun ARBITREMENT has 1 sense:
1. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
Familiarity information: ARBITREMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
arbitrament; arbitration; arbitrement
Context example:
they submitted their disagreement to arbitration
Hypernyms ("arbitrement" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
Derivation:
arbitrate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)
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