Arbitration Terms

Arbitral Award

The final decision of an arbitral tribunal, binding on the parties in place of a court judgment.

In Simple Terms

The arbitrator's final ruling, which the parties agreed to treat like a court decision.

Detailed Legal Meaning

An arbitral award is the arbitral tribunal's decision on the substance of a dispute submitted to it, and is enforceable in the same manner as a decree of a court once the limited period to challenge it has passed, subject to narrow, statutorily defined grounds for setting it aside.

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