Federal Arbitration Act
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The Federal Arbitration Act is a U.S. federal statute that establishes the enforceability of arbitration agreements and provides the legal framework for resolving disputes through arbitration rather than litigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal Arbitration Act canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7093855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Arbitration Act Context triple: [EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc., relatedDoctrine, Federal Arbitration Act]
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A.
Arbitration Act
The Arbitration Act is Singapore’s primary statute governing domestic arbitration proceedings, setting out the legal framework for resolving disputes outside the courts.
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B.
Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act is a U.S. federal statute that allows private individuals to sue the United States government for certain torts committed by federal employees acting within the scope of their employment.
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C.
National Arbitration Forum
The National Arbitration Forum is a dispute resolution organization that provides arbitration and mediation services, including handling domain name conflicts under international policies.
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D.
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are a comprehensive set of rules governing civil litigation in U.S. federal courts, shaping how lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved.
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E.
New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards is a key international treaty that obliges signatory states to recognize and enforce arbitration agreements and foreign arbitral awards with limited grounds for refusal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Arbitration Act Target entity description: The Federal Arbitration Act is a U.S. federal statute that establishes the enforceability of arbitration agreements and provides the legal framework for resolving disputes through arbitration rather than litigation.
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A.
Arbitration Act
The Arbitration Act is Singapore’s primary statute governing domestic arbitration proceedings, setting out the legal framework for resolving disputes outside the courts.
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B.
Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act is a U.S. federal statute that allows private individuals to sue the United States government for certain torts committed by federal employees acting within the scope of their employment.
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C.
National Arbitration Forum
The National Arbitration Forum is a dispute resolution organization that provides arbitration and mediation services, including handling domain name conflicts under international policies.
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D.
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are a comprehensive set of rules governing civil litigation in U.S. federal courts, shaping how lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved.
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E.
New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards is a key international treaty that obliges signatory states to recognize and enforce arbitration agreements and foreign arbitral awards with limited grounds for refusal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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arbitration law ⓘ |
| administeredInPracticeBy | federal courts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
contracts involving interstate commerce
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maritime transactions ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 9 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsKeyProvision |
Section 10 grounds for vacating arbitration awards
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Section 11 modification or correction of awards ⓘ Section 2 validity, irrevocability, and enforceability of arbitration agreements ⓘ Section 3 stay of proceedings where issue referable to arbitration ⓘ Section 4 orders compelling arbitration ⓘ Section 9 confirmation of arbitration awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateEnacted | 1925-02-12 ⓘ |
| defines | exemptions for certain employment contracts in Section 1 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1925-02-12 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| governs | enforcement of arbitration agreements in federal courts ⓘ |
| hasAmendment |
Chapter 2 of Title 9 implementing the New York Convention
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Chapter 3 of Title 9 implementing the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration ⓘ |
| influencedAreaOfLaw |
commercial arbitration
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consumer arbitration ⓘ employment arbitration ⓘ |
| interpretedBroadlyBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| keySupremeCourtCase |
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
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American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant ⓘ Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis ⓘ Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. ⓘ Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. ⓘ Southland Corp. v. Keating ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
authorizes federal courts to compel arbitration when parties have agreed to arbitrate
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authorizes federal courts to stay litigation in favor of arbitration ⓘ limits judicial review of arbitration awards to narrow statutory grounds ⓘ makes written arbitration agreements generally enforceable in federal courts ⓘ |
| preempts | state laws that single out arbitration agreements for disfavored treatment ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to ensure the enforceability of arbitration agreements
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to place arbitration agreements on equal footing with other contracts ⓘ to provide a federal framework for arbitration procedures and enforcement ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Pub.L. 68–401 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ⓘ |
| section |
Section 1
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Section 10 ⓘ Section 11 ⓘ Section 2 ⓘ Section 3 ⓘ Section 4 ⓘ Section 5 ⓘ Section 9 ⓘ |
| shortName | FAA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Calvin Coolidge ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 43 Stat. 883 ⓘ |
| U.S.C.sectionRange | 9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Arbitration Act Description of subject: The Federal Arbitration Act is a U.S. federal statute that establishes the enforceability of arbitration agreements and provides the legal framework for resolving disputes through arbitration rather than litigation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
American Law Institute Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration
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Federal Arbitration Act
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