conciliation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French conciliation.
Noun[edit]
conciliation (countable and uncountable, plural conciliations)
- The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
- (law) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
ending of strife
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alternative dispute resolution
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See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
conciliation f (plural conciliations)
Further reading[edit]
- “conciliation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.