mediation

See also médiation

English

Etymology

From Late Latin mediātiō (perhaps via Middle French mediation/mediacion) from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

Wikipedia mediation (plural mediations)

1. negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
2. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.

Related terms

• mediate
• mediational
• mediator
• mid

Translations

negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party

Chinese: Mandarin: 調節 (cmn), 调节 (cmn) (tiáojié)

Finnish: välitys (fi), sovittelu (fi) Russian: медиация (ru) f., посредничество (ru) n.

the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

Chinese: Mandarin: 調節 (cmn), 调节 (cmn) (tiáojié)

Finnish: välitys (fi), sovittelu (fi) Russian: медиация (ru) (mediácija) f.

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Dutch: bemiddeling (nl) f. Galician: mediación (gl) f. Greek: μεσολάβηση (el) (mesolávisi) f., παρέμβαση (el) (parémvasi) f.

Italian: mediazione (it) f. Portuguese: mediação (pt) f. Spanish: mediación (es) f.

See also

• arbitration