Vocabulary
Arbitration
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute.
Urdu meaning
ثالثی،ثالث کے ذریعے فیصلہ کرنے کا حکم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Pakistan faces an $18bn arbitration penalty for completing just 80 kilometres of its 780km section.
Dawn Editorials —
The economic connection
— 2026-04-23
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By invoking Shimla`s bilateralism principle to resist international arbitration, India maintained a comfortable status quo of delay, leaving Pakistan without effective multilateral lever age.The Islamabad talks have altered this geometry.
Dawn Editorials —
Building on global goodwill
— 2026-04-16
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Disputes over Indian hydroelectric projects such as the Baglihar and Kishanganga dams have triggered arbitration and neutral expert proceedings under the treaty`s dispute-resolution mechanisms.
Dawn Editorials —
Fluid frontiers
— 2026-03-11
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The ruling has dealt another blow to India`s position by affirming that only a Court of Arbitration, not a neutral expert, can order interim measures.
Dawn Editorials —
Water ruling
— 2026-01-31
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Only the petroleum exploration sector has been granted relief because even a constitutionally valid fiscal step cannot be arbitrarily enforced where it risks breaching contractual obligations and triggering international arbitration.
Dawn Editorials —
Super tax
— 2026-01-29
Synonyms
adjudication, mediation, mediatorship, negotiation, conciliation, intervention, interceding
Antonyms
disagreement, indecision
Curator example
“Tayside Regional Council called for arbitration to settle the dispute”
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