redress
redress definition
re·dress (ri dres′; for n., usually rē′dres′)
transitive verb
- to set right; rectify or remedy, often by making compensation for (a wrong, grievance, etc.)
- Now Rare to make amends to
noun
- a compensation or satisfaction, as for a wrong done
- the act of redressing
Related Forms:
- redressable re·dress′·able adjective
- redresser re·dress′er noun
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