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seat

noun/siːt/

B2CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The legal domicile of an arbitration, which fixes the procedural law and the supervisory courts.

Choosing London as the seat subjected the arbitration to the English Arbitration Act 1996.

Similar: situs

Topic: Arbitration in Legal English

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