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
- noun The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
- 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
- noun The restoration of friendly relations between people or groups who have been in conflict.
- noun The process of comparing two sets of records or accounts to check that they agree, and identifying and correcting any differences.
- noun The act of making two apparently conflicting ideas, accounts or requirements compatible with each other.