adjust

adjust
ad·just vt
1 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 system
adjust ing the basis

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

adjust
I (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 II (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 III index 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. . 2006


adjust
v.
To alter; to make satisfactory; to remove discrepancies; to settle.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


adjust
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.


adjust
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.

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  • adjust — (v.) late 14c., ajusten, to correct, remedy; reborrowed by c.1600 in sense arrange, settle, compose, from M.Fr. adjuster, O.Fr. ajouter to join (12c.), from L.L. adjuxtare to bring near, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + juxta next, related to …   Etymology dictionary

  • adjust — ► VERB 1) alter slightly so as to achieve a desired result. 2) become used to a new situation. 3) assess (loss or damages) when settling an insurance claim. DERIVATIVES adjustability noun adjustable adjective adjuster noun adjustment noun …   English terms dictionary

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