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ad·just vt1 a: to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)b: to make new arrangements with creditors for the payment of (the debts of a debtor in bankruptcy)2: to calculate in accordance with a systemadjust ing the basis
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(regulate) verb
accommodare, accommodate, adapt, aptare, attemper, balance, calibrate, coordinate, establish equilibrium, even, methodize, moderate, normalize, reset, restore equilibrium, stabilize, standardize, strike a balance, systematize, temper, tune
associated concepts: adjust differences, adjusted, adjusted cost basis, adjusted gross income
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(resolve) verb
accord, amend, arrange, bring to agreement, change, clarify, complete, conclude, conform, correct, curb, emendate, fix, mitigate, rectify, redress, remedy, set, settle, solve, treat
associated concepts: adjust a claim
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accommodate, adapt, alter, amend, apply (put in practice), arrange (methodize), attune, change, check (restrain), compromise (settle by mutual agreement), conform, coordinate, decide, defray, discharge (pay a debt), discharge (perform), emend, fix (arrange), fix (repair), inure (accustom), liquidate (determine liability), mediate, mitigate, modify (alter), naturalize (acclimate), orchestrate, organize (arrange), pay, reconcile, rectify, redress, refund, remedy, repair, settle, stipulate, transform
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To alter; to make satisfactory; to remove discrepancies; to settle.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To settle or arrange; to free from differences or discrepancies. To bring to a satisfactory state so that parties are agreed, as to adjust amount of loss by fire or controversy regarding property or estate. To bring to proper relations. To determine and apportion an amount due. The term is sometimes used in the sense of pay, when used in reference to a liquidated claim. Determination of an amount to be paid to insured by insurer to cover loss or damage sustained.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To settle or arrange; to free from differences or discrepancies. To bring to a satisfactory state so that parties are agreed, as to adjust amount of loss by fire or controversy regarding property or estate. To bring to proper relations. To determine and apportion an amount due. The term is sometimes used in the sense of pay, when used in reference to a liquidated claim. Determination of an amount to be paid to insured by insurer to cover loss or damage sustained.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
