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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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ARBITRAL(L), adj. Of or belonging to arbiters or arbitration. Used in Sc. law since the 15th cent. in association with decreet or decree.Sc. 1799 J. Robertson Agric. of Perth 40:
Their decisions are of the nature of a decreet arbitral.Gsw. 1712 Records Burgh Gsw. (ed.Marwick) (1908) 490:
Decreet arbitrall pronounced be the councill.
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"Arbitral adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/arbitrall>
