調ちょう停てい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

arbitration; conciliation; mediation

Formal process where a neutral third party helps disputing parties reach a voluntary settlement. Often used in legal, labor, and family disputes.

• 労ろう働どう争そう議ぎは調ちょう停ていによって解かい決けつされた。

  The labor dispute was resolved through mediation.