REDRESS Definition & Meaning

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redress

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

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noun

the setting right of what is wrong:
redress of abuses.
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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.).
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to remedy or relieve (suffering, want, etc.).
Synonyms:
to adjust evenly again, as a balance.

redress

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verb

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of redress¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of redress¹

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

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Synonym Study

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.

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Post Office minister Gareth Thomas, who had previously promised to look at her case, said it was always the government's priority to pay as much redress as it could.

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The seizures were meant to redress colonial-era land grabs but contributed to the country's economic decline and ruined relations with the West.

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To redress the goods imbalance, the EU could offer to buy more LNG from the US, or more military equipment, following its pledge to Washington to do more for its own security.

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"This approach undermines the very principles of fairness and accountability that any legitimate redress scheme should uphold."

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It is considering setting up a compensation scheme for drivers who had these deals before the ban in 2021, although some drivers are going through the courts for redress.

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