Vocabulary: English in international arbitration and mediation

English · C2 · Lesson 60 · 20 words

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award

noun

prize

enforce

verb

Make obey a rule

jurisdiction

noun

involved

respondent

noun

person answering

settlement

noun

agreement or placement

impartial

adjective

Fair and unbiased

commence

verb

begin

substantive

adjective

reason or explanation

precedent

noun

standard for judgment

arbitration

noun

compensate for loss or damage

breach

noun

settlement of dispute by neutral third party

adjudicate

verb

archaism

mediation

noun

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binding

adjective

levity | Lightness or lack of seriousness

claimant

noun

person making a claim

arbitrator

noun

decision maker

tribunal

noun

court or judicial body

recourse

noun

legal remedy or solution

expeditious

adjective

quick and efficient

confidentiality

noun

keeping information private