different between grievance vs arbitration

English

Alternative forms

• grievaunce (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /???i.v?ns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???i?.v?ns/
• Rhymes: -iv?ns

Noun

grievance (countable and uncountable, plural grievances)

1. (countable) Something which causes grief.
2. (countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     Wayne Rooney spent much of the game remonstrating with Oliver about his own grievances and, in the interest of balance, there were certainly occasions when United had legitimate complaints.
3. (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage.
4. (countable) A complaint or annoyance.
5. (countable) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.

   If you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city.

6. (uncountable) Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior.

Translations

Anagrams

• caregiven

Old French

Noun

grievance f (oblique plural grievances, nominative singular grievance, nominative plural grievances)

1. Alternative form of grevance

English

Etymology

From Middle English arbitracion, borrowed from Old French arbitration, from Latin arbitratio, from arbitrari (“to arbitrate, judge”); see arbitrate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.b??t?e?.??n/, [???.b??t????e?.?n?]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.b??t?e?.??n/, [???.b??t????e?.?n?]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

arbitration (countable and uncountable, plural arbitrations)

1. The act or process of arbitrating.
2. A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.
3. In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.

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Translations

Further reading

• arbitration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• arbitration in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

arbitration f (plural arbitrations)

1. arbitration

Related terms

• arbitratif