as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union
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Recent Examples of arbitrate
In an August 15, 2024 Opinion, a Puerto Rico federal judge ordered claims brought by Diamond Sports, a sports agency created by rapper Bad Bunny, against the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) to be arbitrated rather than heard in court.
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Court documents show that the company is trying to get the $50,000 lawsuit tossed because the plaintiff, Jeffrey Piccolo, signed up for a one-month trial of the streaming service Disney+ in 2019, which requires trial users to arbitrate all disputes with the company.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
However, a new legal filing from Disney claims that the lawsuit should be dismissed because Piccolo signed up for a one-month trial of Disney+ back in 2019 — and the contract requires users to arbitrate all disputes with the company.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The parties, including USA Gymnastics and the International Olympic Committee, turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to arbitrate.
—Alice Park / Paris, TIME, 10 Aug. 2024
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Court documents show that the company is trying to get the $50,000 lawsuit tossed because the plaintiff, Jeffrey Piccolo, signed up for a one-month trial of the streaming service Disney+ in 2019, which requires trial users to arbitrate all disputes with the company.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
However, a new legal filing from Disney claims that the lawsuit should be dismissed because Piccolo signed up for a one-month trial of Disney+ back in 2019 — and the contract requires users to arbitrate all disputes with the company.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The parties, including USA Gymnastics and the International Olympic Committee, turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to arbitrate.
—Alice Park / Paris, TIME, 10 Aug. 2024
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The new leadership at the S.E.C. is likely to decide on rules that could significantly increase the value of Ethereum, Bitcoin and tokens at World Liberty Financial.Karen Yourish, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bezos, the Amazon founder who also owns the Washington Post, decided to withhold the newspaper’s endorsement of Harris over Trump in the presidential race.Nik Popli, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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His father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture, and his peripatetic family lived in the plains states, the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast before settling in Alexandria, Virginia, where Lynch attended high school.Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Wakil, who was born in Syria and raised in Venezuela before settling in Miami more than a decade ago, was a rags to riches businessman who profited from his corrupt contracts with the Venezuelan government, U.S. authorities say.Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control teams determine if skies and runways are safe for aircraft.Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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Special counsels are mandated by internal Justice Department regulations to prepare confidential reports at the conclusion of their investigations to summarize their findings, and the attorney general can determine whether to release the report publicly.Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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By way of record and hype, the two were considered the best contenders out of the Big 12, and the conference championship game was expected to adjudicate their respective legitimacy.J.J. Bailey, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Anyone adjudicated incompetent by a court in a guardianship proceeding or was ordered into protective placement is also prohibited from possessing a gun.Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Popular on Variety Nearly 500 games were in consideration for this year’s awards, which were judged by professionals in the video game world.Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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Clubs instead have to be judged by their actions and those madcap days of late June revealed anxieties ultimately born out of the penalties handed to Everton and Forest a few months earlier.Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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