### adversarial process:

Arbitration
* antedates legal systems and courts.
* binding procedure to conclusively resolve a dispute.
* constitutionally guaranteed alternative to the courts.
* contractual right available only to the signatories to the contract.
* dispute resolution mechanism that is generally closed to the public.
* fair process for resolving disputes and maintaining business relationships.
* form of adjudication and the decision can be binding.
* formal process that closely resembles a court trial without a jury.
* hearing where evidence is presented and arguments made.
* is an adversarial process.
* is an alternative to court proceedings
  - going to court to resolve disputes
  - the courts to resolve disagreements
* is an informal procedure set up to help resolve disputes
  - trial with a panel or individual deciding the matter
* is another method of settling legal disputes
  - way that disputes can be settled
  - basically a private resolution of a dispute
  - common in commercial disputes
  - especially common in brokerage contracts
  - judgment
  - justice blended with charity
  - mediation
  - one form of alternative dispute resolution
  - submission of the dispute to an impartial person for a final and binding decision
* is the principal way disputes are resolved
  - process of deciding the order in which events are processed
  - submission of a dispute to an impartial third party for judgement
* is used by the brokerage industry to avoid lawsuits
  - when negotiations are unsuccessful
  - usually a fast track mechanism to resolve a dispute between parties
  - where instead of going to a court, the parties go to a private judge
* legal process to resolve disputes between parties without using the court system.
* legitimate way for resolving workplace disputes.
* matter of contract.
* means the avoidance of the judicial system.
* mechanism that has been used in other cases.
* method of dispute resolution used as an alternative to litigation
  - resolving disputes between parties without filing a lawsuit in court
* mini-trial without a jury.
* more formal process for resolving disputes.
* popular, cost-effective means of resolving trade conflicts.
* private and informal adjudicatory process similar to a court.
* procedure, much like a trial but less formal.
* process by which disputes are submitted to the judgment of an impartial party.
* process that has been characterized as a rent a judge procedure
  - is entered into when negotiations have broken down
  - where one or three arbitrators make a decision about the case
  - whereby one or more neutral persons hear and render an award in a dispute
* quick and inexpensive way of settling disputes.
* recognized form of dispute resolution in most countries in the world.
* substitute for a trial and review of a trial court's decision by appellate courts
  - the review of court's decision by the appellate courts
* tends to move salaries and wages to a market average.
* voluntary alternative to court
  - process, requiring an agreement between the parties to the dispute
* way to resolve disputes outside of the court system.
* well-established and widely used means to end disputes.

### adversarial process | arbitration:

Compulsory arbitration
* is that imposed by law.
* reactionary utopia and delusion.