Other forms: arbitrated, arbitrating, arbitrates
To arbitrate is to judge between two sides in a dispute. Arbitrate the claim, agree to arbitrate, arbitrate between them.
In law arbitration is a private alternative to court: both sides agree in advance to accept the decision, and it is usually faster, quieter and final. That finality is the point and the risk, since there is almost no appeal. The Latin arbiter means a witness or judge.
1verbarbitrateTo judge between two sides in a dispute.
“A retired judge was asked to arbitrate between the union and the management.”
arbitrate is a judging.
Latin arbitrari means to judge, from arbiter, one who goes to see, a witness or umpire.
Latin
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English, today
arbitrate
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From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”); see arbiter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA