mediation
    n 1: a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by
         some impartial party
    2: the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a
       settlement [syn: mediation, intermediation]

Mediation \Me`di*a"tion\, n. [OE. mediacioun, F. m['e]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.
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            The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions.
                                                  --South.
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   2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance,
      with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another;
      intercession. --Bacon.
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MEDIATION. The act of some mutual friend of two contending parties, who 
brings them to agree, compromise or settle their disputes. Vattel, Droit des 
Gens, liv. 2, eh. 18, Sec. 328.