conciliation

From Middle French conciliation.

conciliation (countable and uncountable, plural conciliations)

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

• reconciliation
• atonement

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conciliation f (plural conciliations)

1. conciliation

• “conciliation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.