arbitrament
or ar·bit·re·ment
[ahr-bi-truh-muh nt]
noun
the act of arbitrating; arbitration.
the decision or sentence pronounced by an arbiter.
the power of absolute and final decision.
Origin of arbitrament
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Related Words for arbitrament
decree, sentence, decision, award, answer, ruling, finding, opinion, conclusion, deduction, determination, adjudicationExamples from the Web for arbitrament
Historical Examples of arbitrament
That which was passing in his mind must be the arbitrament of her fate.
The Macdermots of BallycloranAnthony Trollope
If so, what fairer test of courage will you propose than the arbitrament of war—the war just ended?
HellenicaXenophon
Oh, Socrates (he answered, deprecatingly), will you not leave it to the arbitrament of Cleinias?
The SymposiumXenophon
Yet he knew that this was a matter which must be left to the arbitrament of time.
The InvaderMargaret L. Woods
Force of arms had decided the issue, and we accepted its arbitrament.
The Believing YearsEdmund Lester Pearson
arbitrament
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