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- Dictionaryredress/rɪˈdrɛs/
verb
- 1. remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation): "the power to redress the grievances of our citizens" Similar
- 2. set upright again: archaic "some ambitious Architect being called to redress a leaning Wall"
noun
- 1. remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance: "those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights"
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to put right a wrong action, or give payment for something wrong that has been done: The association had called for a substantial rise to redress a 30% decline in salaries. redress the balance. to make a situation fairer and more equal:
The meaning of REDRESS is to set right : remedy. How to use redress in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Redress.
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.
If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the person who has been badly treated. More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.
The verb redress is used when you are supposed to fix a problem and make amends. You want your parents to redress the fact that you don't have a pet. Your parents offer to get a hamster, but instead, you say you want a monkey.
1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify. See Synonyms at correct. 2. To make amends to: felt he should be redressed for the loss. n. (also rē′drĕs) 1. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation. 2. The act of redressing; rectification or reformation.
Redress definition: To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
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.
Definition of redress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
redress meaning, definition, what is redress: to correct something that is wrong or un...: Learn more.
