arbitrate


arbitrate
ar·bi·trate /'är-bə-ˌtrāt/ vb -trat·ed, -trat·ing
vt
1: to act as arbitrator for
2: to bring to arbitration for settlement
agreed to arbitrate their dispute
vi: to act as arbitrator
ar·bi·tra·tive /-ˌtrā-tiv/ adj

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

arbitrate
I (adjudge) verb adjudicate, arrange, arrive at a conclusion, ascertain after reasoning, assess, conciliate, decide, decide between opposing parties, decree, decree authoritatively, determine, determine a controversy, determine a point at issue, dijudicare, end by a decision, fix conclusively, give judgment, judge, judicate, lead to a decision, make a decision, mete out, order, pass judgment, pronounce formally, pronounce judgment, resolve, rule, settle, settle by authoritative decision, sit in judgment associated concepts: mediate II (conciliate) verb accord, adjust differences, arrange, bring into agreement, bring into harmony, bring to terms, bring together, disceptare, harmonize, intercede, intervene, make compatible, make peace between, moderate, negotiate, prevail with, propitiate, put in accord, reconcile, referee, regulate, render compatible, render concordant, render no longer opposed, restore harmony, settle, settle differences III index adjudge, adjudicate, decide, intercede, judge, mediate, negotiate, reconcile

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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