arbitrament

Definitions

The act of deciding a dispute or settling a matter; arbitration.

The power or authority to make a final decision or judgment.

Examples

The two nations agreed to submit their territorial dispute to the arbitrament of an international tribunal.

In the absence of a clear legal precedent, the case was left to the final arbitrament of the Supreme Court.

He felt that the outcome of the conflict should be decided by the harsh arbitrament of the sword rather than through diplomacy.

Synonyms

adjudication arbitration judgment decision settlement determination ruling

Antonyms

indecision hesitation uncertainty ambiguity irresolution vacillation dithering