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According to the complaint, Ascension Health consistently declined to submit the grievance to arbitration, stating that the underlying grievance is not arbitrable.—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Clarke agreed with the Raptors that NBA commissioner Adam Silver should determine whether the dispute is arbitrable.—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 June 2024 As such, an arbitrator would, in Wu's eyes, have first crack in determining whether the dispute was arbitrable.—Eriq Gardner, Billboard, 19 July 2019
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin arbitrābilis, from Latin arbitrārī "to consider, judge, decide" (verbal derivative of arbitr-, arbiter "onlooker, arbiter") + -bilis "capable of (acting or being acted upon)" — more at -able
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