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

First recorded in 1275–1325; (verb) Middle English redressen, from Middle French redresser,Old French redrecier, equivalent to re-re- + drecier “to straighten” (see dress); (noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French redresse, redresce, derivative of the verb

synonym study For redress

1. 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.

Other words for redress

1	restoration, remedy, atonement
5	amend, mend, emend, right, rectify, adjust
6	ease

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Other words from redress

re·dress·a·ble, re·dress·i·ble, adjective
re·dress·er, re·dres·sor, noun
un·re·dress·a·ble, adjective

Words that may be confused with redress

re-dress, redress (see synonym study at the current entry)

Words Nearby redress

Other definitions for re-dress (2 of 2)

re-dress

[ ree-dres ]

verb (used with object)

to dress again.

Origin of re-dress

First recorded in 1730–40; re- + dress

Words that may be confused with re-dress

re-dress , redress

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How to use redress in a sentence

Gains from stock transfers and dividends are taxed at a flat rate of 20%, which Kishida has criticized as a source of inequality and in need of redress, but income tax is already peaking at 55%.
New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Promises a 'New Capitalism' for Japan. Will It Succeed? | Charlie Campbell / Shanghai | October 14, 2021 | Time
One is better use of class or group actions, otherwise known as collective redress actions.
Collective data rights can stop big tech from obliterating privacy | Martin Tisne | May 25, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
We will not rest until the women who suffered medical abuse at Irwin receive a measure of redress and compensation.
ICE to End the Use of Georgia Facility at Center of Hysterectomy Allegations | Jasmine Aguilera | May 20, 2021 | Time
By their rationale, any redress from racial injustices visited upon those persons, including slavery, should be the obligation of the former colonizers in those lands, not the government of the United States.
When Reparations Begin at Home | Milton Coleman | May 5, 2021 | TruthBeTold.news
That leaves civil lawsuits as victims’ primary route for seeking legal redress and financial compensation when a police encounter goes wrong.
Cities Spend Millions On Police Misconduct Every Year. Here’s Why It’s So Difficult to Hold Departments Accountable. | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | February 22, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight

So, what kind of redress might work best for this specific expression of Sunni marginalization and dispossession?
ISIS and BS | Amal Ghandour | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But it stops short of advancing economic redress and opportunity.
When Diversity Fails the Poor | Jedediah Purdy | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Parents of children with disabilities should not face a unique burden to redress their wrongs.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth' | Elizabeth Picciuto | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The office should not be able to treat a matter of such importance with such negligence without any redress.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth' | Elizabeth Picciuto | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Increased male enrollment in clinical trials might redress another issue, too: awareness.
Why Male Breast Cancer Is Back in the Limelight | Kevin Zawacki | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The party seeking redress, must have been deceived, and also injured by the deceit in order to recover.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
It is true that the damages one may recover, however great, may be an inadequate redress, yet it is the best the law can do.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
Another injury for which the law furnishes redress is that affecting reputation and character.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
Some rioting followed on the rejection of the bill, and the masters promised redress, but soon broke their word.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
While every other colony was bidding defiance to Britain, this alone submissively applied to her for redress of grievances.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton Ryerson

British Dictionary definitions for redress (1 of 2)

redress

/ (rɪˈdrɛs) /

verb(tr)

to put right (a wrong), esp by compensation; make reparation for: to 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 cure: to seek redress of grievances
compensation, amends, or reparation for a wrong, injury, etc

relief from poverty or want

Origin of redress

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

Derived forms of redress

redressable or redressible, adjective
redresser or rare redressor, noun

British Dictionary definitions for re-dress (2 of 2)

re-dress

/ (riːˈdrɛs) /

verb

(tr) to dress (something) again

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