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Arbitration Clause
A contractual clause by which parties agree to refer future disputes to arbitration.
Detailed Meaning
An arbitration clause records the parties' agreement to submit disputes arising from their contract to arbitration rather than to ordinary civil litigation, and is treated as an agreement separable from the rest of the contract — its validity generally survives even if the underlying contract is claimed to be void.
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