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
- redrill
- redrive
redress Related Forms
redress Idioms
redress the balance
or redress the scalesto make a fair adjustment; see that justice is done
redress Synonyms
redress
n.
Correction
revision, amendment, remedy, setting right, change, reformation, renewal, remodeling, reworking, reestablishment, rectification, relief, rehabilitation, repair. Amends
compensation, satisfaction, payment, indemnity, retribution, requital, return, reparation, recompense, allowance, atonement, propitiation, adjustment, correction, conciliation, remission, indemnification, restitution, restoration; see also pay 2, reparation 2. See syn. study at reparation.
redress Synonyms
redress Law Definition
n
redress Usage Examples
Object
- imbalance: The book looks to redress the imbalance of Paul being second fiddle to Lennon's genius.
- balance: You could, however, help to redress the balance by making all of your flights " carbon neutral " .
- inequity: Making faith central to the analysis also has several implications for any progressive prescriptive agenda to redress the inequities.
- grievance: The King of Spain has lately promised to redress sundry grievances complained of by English merchants.
- inequality: In this way, the Trust can help redress inequality.
- injustice: But the British government of today can and should say and do a lot to redress this colossal injustice.
Converse of object
seek: For more information on seeking legal redress on issues relating to the right to water, click here.
Adjective modifier
- legal: Against a nobleman, there turned out to be no hope of legal redress.
- financial: Much work still remains to be done on the issue of financial redress.
- adequate: What will you do to ensure that people whose rights are abused are given adequate redress?
- appropriate: The UK welcomes the change which will improve efficiency and allow appropriate redress.
- proper: However if the unauthorized use continues OSNI will pursue to the limits of the law proper legal redress.
Modifies a noun
scheme: Will all agents eventually have to belong to an independent redress scheme?
Modifying Another Word
- any: If so is there any redress for Manchester residents?
- no: It was the last resort, there being no redress.
Used with why or when
where: I think no-one could challenge the right of a young person to redress where negligence has blighted a career.
Preposition: of
grievance: Specific redress: The final task of the Commons is the redress of specific grievances.
Preposition: for
- complainant: We have increasingly been recommending, and securing, financial redress for complainants from NHS bodies in appropriate circumstances.
- victim: Commenting on the meeting, Mrs Liddell said: " The delay in providing redress for the victims of misselling is simply unacceptable.
- consumer: The service has achieved an estimated £ 7 million in redress for consumers through the provision of Civil Law advice.
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