redress the scales

Variant of redress

redress definition

re·dress (ri dres′; for n., usually rē′dres′)

transitive verb

  1. to set right; rectify or remedy, often by making compensation for (a wrong, grievance, etc.)
  2. Now Rare to make amends to

Etymology: ME redressen < OFr redrecier: see re- & dress

noun

  1. a compensation or satisfaction, as for a wrong done
  2. the act of redressing

Related Forms:

redress Idioms

redress the balance

or redress the scales
to make a fair adjustment; see that justice is done

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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