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Arbitrament most generally refers to the power or authority to decide something with finality.This sense of the word is often used in phrases like arbitrament of war, arbitrament of force, and arbitrament of violence—meaning that force ultimately ends up deciding a winner after or in place of other courses of action.Arbitrament is also a less common word for arbitration—the process in which two parties in a dispute use an independent, impartial third party (called an arbitrator) to settle the dispute, often by making a decision that they both agree to. The term arbitration is especially used in the context of negotiations between businesses and labor unions. This process can be called arbitrament, but it is not commonly used this way.Arbitrament can also refer to the final decision made by the arbitrator.Example: We must work toward a society in which the arbitrament of force is fully replaced with the arbitrament of the legal system.