This is another form of alternative dispute resolution where a neutral third party will listen to the argument presented by both opposing parties and render a non-binding suggestion of how to resolve the conflict.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
In French law. The formality to which intending litigants are subjected in cases brought before the juge de pate. The judge convenes the parties and endeavors to reconcile them. Should he not succeed, the case proceeds. In criminal and commercial cases, the preliminary of conciliation does not take place. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 552.