mediation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
  2. noun the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
    intermediation.

WordNet

Me`di*a"tion noun
Etymology
OE. mediacioun, F. médiation. See Mediate, a.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913