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arbitration

[ahr-bi-trey-shuhn] / ˌɑr bɪˈtreɪ ʃən /


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No one challenged that interpretation until Dodger pitcher Andy Messersmith and retired Expo Dave McNally entered arbitration.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison launched international arbitration proceedings against Panama, escalating a dispute over two strategically important ports that have become caught up in U.S.-China tensions, the Journal’s Megan Cheah writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Mahender Makhijani, who was ordered to pay $1.34 billion in a Laguna Beach real estate arbitration, pleaded not guilty Monday to federal bank fraud charges in a separate criminal case.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The Clippers can request arbitration if they oppose the findings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Employers eventually agreed to government arbitration to end the strike.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

In 2021, 20 different arbitrations were filed — Dunn among them — and every player and team came to an agreement before the scheduled hearings.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2023

He said the NFL planned “to move forward promptly with arbitrations as directed by the Court and to seek to dismiss the remaining claims.”

From Washington Times Mar. 1, 2023

So-called "mass arbitrations," where hundreds or thousands of people file similar individual claims, can cost companies millions of dollars in fees alone.

From Reuters Feb. 3, 2023

The company almost never loses workplace arbitrations, though it was hit with a $1-million award in May in a case brought by another ex-worker that was similar to Diaz’s.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2021

Also, where small commercial courts and arbitrations are held.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher




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