Confrontation (from the Latin confrontatio) is a comparison of mutually interfering and initially incompatible opinions. It establishes a conflict and describes the opinions through positions of the litigants with the aim of solving the conflict by giving up or getting the individual positions closer. The conflict resulting from the confrontation may be solved with or without violence. Law and civilization generally lead to a solution by negotiations. The conflict resolution can end in giving-up one of the two positions (win-lose), in a result which is satisfactory for both parties (win-win) or the conflict can be solved by a compromise, such as getting the two positions closer.

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