How to Use arbitral in a Sentence

arbitral

adjective
  • China did not take part in the arbitral proceedings and maintains the tribunal’s decision is invalid.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Flores case will now proceed on the merits, split between federal court and an unclear arbitral forum.
    — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • An arbitral tribunal in The Hague rejected the sweeping claims in a 2016 ruling Beijing maintains is invalid.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal ruled there was no basis in international law for Beijing’s claims, based on its historic maps.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In 1899, an international arbitral tribunal awarded the territory to Britain, when Guyana was still under its colonial rule.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • An international arbitral court's 2016 decision largely sided with the Philippines, rejecting many of those claims.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • An arbitral tribunal in The Hague ruled largely in favor of the Philippines and against China in a 2016 ruling on the territorial dispute that Beijing says is invalid.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • An international arbitral tribunal ruled in 2016 that Beijing's sweeping claims had no basis under international law, a decision China rejects.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
  • An international arbitral tribunal in The Hague rejected China’s sweeping claims in a 2016 ruling that Beijing continues to dismiss as invalid.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal rejected China's expansive South China Sea claims.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal rejected China's sweeping South China Sea claims in the waters but Chinese government has ignored the ruling since.
    — Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • An international arbitral tribunal’s 2016 ruling largely sided with the Philippines, rejecting Beijing’s expansive claims on the South China Sea.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

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