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Mediation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mediation : (noun)
1: negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some
impartial party
2: the act of mediating [syn: intermediation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mediation : \Me`di*a"tion\, n. [OE. mediacioun, F. m['e]diation.
See Mediate, a.]
1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything
interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or
instrument; interposition; intervention.
The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions.
--South.
2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance,
with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another;
intercession. --Bacon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MEDIATION. The act of some mutual friend of two contending parties, who
brings them to agree, compromise or settle their disputes. Vattel, Droit des
Gens, liv. 2, eh. 18, Sec. 328.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Mediation |
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leejayb: Great panel presentation today @ Impact Roundtbl: Christine (Tina) Byrd on litigation, Richard Chernick on arbitration and me on Mediation. |
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taming_the_wolf: @leejayb Smiling over ur comment re time and Mediation. As I studied I planned how 2 run Mediation...then they said 3 hr session! What!? |
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AIMinstitute: Great first day today in Woody Mosten's Building a Profitable Mediation / Collaborative Practice
course http://tinyurl.com/medbiz @skirball |
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