arbitrable

adjective

ar·​bi·​tra·​ble ˈär-bə-trə-bəl  är-ˈbi- 

: subject to decision by arbitration

Examples of arbitrable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above