Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to any means of settling disputes outside of the courtroom. ADR typically includes early neutral evaluation, negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration. 

The term "Dispute" in Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) means-  "a specific disagreement concerning a matter of fact, law or policy in which a claim or assertion of one party is met with refusal, counter-claim or denial by the other". The term "Resolutions" under the auspices of ADR denotes- "the way of finding solution of a dispute by the agreement of both the parties with some mutually agreed terms".