What has he “adjusted”? / What does “adjusting” mean in this context?

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    3 days ago

    claims adjuster

    A person who investigates insurance claims in order to determine the liability of the insurance company.

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      Plus you have the etymology:
      from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”) + er (one whose occupation is the root noun; a person characterized by the root)

      So like, “one whose occupation is to add and extract proper justice.”

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        Reads more like “One who advances towards what is correct and proper” to me.