redress

[noun ree-dres, ri-dres; verb ri-dres]

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noun

the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.

relief from wrong or injury.

compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.

verb (used with object)

to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries, etc.).

to correct or reform (abuses, evils, etc.).

to remedy or relieve (suffering, want, etc.).

to adjust evenly again, as a balance.

Origin of redress

1275–1325; (v.) Middle English redressen < Middle French redresser, Old French redrecier, equivalent to re- re- + drecier to straighten (see dress); (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French redresse, redresce, derivative of the v.

Related formsre·dress·a·ble, re·dress·i·ble, adjectivere·dress·er, re·dres·sor, nounun·re·dress·a·ble, adjective

Can be confusedre-dress redress (see synonym study at the current entry)

Synonyms for redress

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1. restoration, remedy, atonement. Redress, reparation, restitution suggest making amends or giving indemnification for a wrong. Redress may refer either to the act of setting right an unjust situation (as by some power), or to satisfaction sought or gained for a wrong suffered: the redress of grievances. Reparation means compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or loss inflicted. The word may have the moral idea of amends: to make reparation for one's neglect; but more frequently it refers to financial compensation (which is asked for, rather than given): the reparations demanded of the aggressor nations. Restitution means literally the restoration of what has been taken from the lawful owner: He demanded restitution of his land; it may also refer to restoring the equivalent of what has been taken: They made him restitution for his land. 5. amend, mend, emend, right, rectify, adjust. 6. ease.

re-dress

[ree-dres]

verb (used with object)

to dress again.

Origin of re-dress

First recorded in 1730–40; re- + dress

Can be confusedre-dress redress (see synonym study at redress)

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Related Words for redress

retribution, reparation, remedy, reprisal, amends, atonement, indemnity, restitution, rectification, restore, vindicate, neutralize, amend, mend, counteract, regulate, correct, amendment, repair, recompense

Examples from the Web for redress

Contemporary Examples of redress

So, what kind of redress might work best for this specific expression of Sunni marginalization and dispossession?
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Amal Ghandour
October 15, 2014
Parents of children with disabilities should not face a unique burden to redress their wrongs.
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Elizabeth Picciuto
August 17, 2014
The office should not be able to treat a matter of such importance with such negligence without any redress.
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Elizabeth Picciuto
August 17, 2014
Increased male enrollment in clinical trials might redress another issue, too: awareness.
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Kevin Zawacki
July 16, 2014
We need better jobs, roads, and bridges and less symbolism or redress for past sins.
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Joel Kotkin
November 7, 2012

Historical Examples of redress

Longespe, complained to the King; but Louis could give him no redress.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
Charlotte Mary Yonge
With the clash of our spells, no charm can redress our fate.
Welsh Fairy Tales
William Elliott Griffis
But he came home every time; only when Death finally stole him, we had no redress.
Concerning Cats
Helen M. Winslow
If he had been wronged and injured, why could not he redress himself like other injured men?
The Macdermots of Ballycloran
Anthony Trollope
His only redress is forthwith to draw a circle outside of his antagonist.
Essays, First Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for redress

redress

verb (tr)

to put right (a wrong), esp by compensation; make reparation forto redress a grievance

to correct or adjust (esp in the phrase redress the balance)

to make compensation to (a person) for a wrong

noun

the act or an instance of setting right a wrong; remedy or cureto seek redress of grievances

compensation, amends, or reparation for a wrong, injury, etc

relief from poverty or want

Derived Formsredressable or redressible, adjectiveredresser or rare redressor, noun

Word Origin for redress

C14: from Old French redrecier to set up again, from re- + drecier to straighten; see dress

re-dress

verb

(tr) to dress (something) again

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Word Origin and History for redress

mid-14c., "to correct, reform;" late 14c., "restore, put right" (a wrong, error, offense); "repair; relieve; improve; amend," from Old French redrecier "reform, restore, rebuild" (Modern French redresser), from re- "again" (see re-) + drecier "to straighten, arrange" (see dress (v.)). Formerly used in many more senses than currently. Related: Redressed; redressing.