Adjustment
adjustment (-ment), n. (Cf. F.ajustement. See Adjust.) 1. The act of
adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper
relations; regulation.
Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment
of the parts concerned.
Paley.
2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable
arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution,
exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. Bispham.
3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an
instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative
position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good
adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment.
Syn. -- Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement;
adaptation; disposition.
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