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Schlichtung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conciliation noun The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
  • reconciliation noun The restoration of friendly relations between people or groups who have been in conflict.

Senses

Schlichtung is used for these senses in English:

  • conciliation (legal) 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.
  • reconciliation The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
  • reconciliation (accounting) The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.

conciliation — full definition

  1. noun The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
  2. noun 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.

reconciliation — full definition

  1. noun The restoration of friendly relations between people or groups who have been in conflict.
  2. noun The process of comparing two sets of records or accounts to check that they agree, and identifying and correcting any differences.
  3. noun The act of making two apparently conflicting ideas, accounts or requirements compatible with each other.

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