Mediation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mediation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mediation n a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement Synonym(s): mediation, intermediation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mediation \Me`dia"tion\, n. [OE. mediacioun, F. m[82]diation. See {Mediate}, a.] 1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul [acts] by the mediation* of these passions. --South. 2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession. --Bacon.