(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Arbitration" includes any arbitration without regard to whether it is administered by a permanent arbitration institution.
(2) "Arbitration agreement" means an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has arisen or may arise between the parties concerning a defined legal relationship, without regard to whether the legal relationship is contractual. The term includes an arbitration clause in a contract or a separate agreement.
(3) "Arbitration award" means a decision of an arbitration tribunal on the substance of a dispute submitted to it and includes an interim, interlocutory, or partial award.
(4) "Arbitration tribunal" means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators.
(5) "Claim" includes a counterclaim.
(6) "Conciliation" includes any conciliation without regard to whether it is administered by a permanent conciliation institution.
(7) "Defense" includes a defense to a counterclaim.
(8) "Party" means a party to an arbitration or conciliation agreement.
(b) The meanings assigned by this section to "claim" and "defense" do not apply in Sections 172.114(a) and 172.118(b)(1).