alternative dispute resolution

English

Noun

alternative dispute resolution (countable and uncountable, plural alternative dispute resolutions)

1. (law) The resolution of a dispute through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or similar means, as opposed to litigation.

Synonyms

• ADR (abbreviation)

Translations

resolution of a dispute through negotiation or similar means

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: վեճերի այլընտրանքային կարգավորում (večeri ayləntrankʻayin kargavorum)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 替代性糾紛解決方式／替代性纠纷解决方式 (tìdàixìng jiūfēn jiějué fāngshì), 替代性糾紛解決機制／替代性纠纷解决机制 (tìdàixìng jiūfēn jiějué jīzhì)

• Finnish: sovintoratkaisu
• French: mode alternatif de résolution des conflits m
• German: Alternative Konfliktllösung f (literally), Außergerichtliche Streitbeilegung f (legal)
• Japanese: 裁判外紛争解決手続 (さいばんがいふんそうかいけつてつづき)
• Russian: альтернати́вное урегули́рование спо́ров n (alʹternatívnoje uregulírovanije spórov)
• Spanish: alternativa de resolución de conflictos f
• Swedish: alternativ konfliktlösning