FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT

Federal Arbitration Act.A federal statute providing for the enforcement of private agreements

to arbitrate disputes related to interstate commercial and maritime matters. • Under the Act,

arbitration agreements are enforced in accordance with their terms, just as other contracts are. The

Act supersedes substantive state laws that frustrate enforcement of arbitration agreements, but it

does not apply to matters of procedure. 9 USCA §§ 1–16. — Abbr. FAA. — Also termed United

States Arbitration Act. [Cases: Arbitration 2. C.J.S. Arbitration § 4.][Blacks Law 8th]