Redress Definition

rĭ-drĕs
redressed, redresses, redressing
verb
redressed, redresses, redressing
To set right; rectify or remedy, often by making compensation for (a wrong, grievance, etc.)
Webster's New World
To make amends to.
Webster's New World
To redress is defined as to fix something that was wrong.
An example of to redress is to pay to remove a wine stain from a friend’s dress.
YourDictionary

To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise.

Wiktionary

To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.

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noun
redresses
A compensation or satisfaction, as for a wrong done.
Webster's New World
The act of redressing.
Webster's New World

Relief, restitution, or damages.; a way of seeking remedy once the statute of limitations has expired. See also relief, remedy, recovery, and restitution.

Webster's New World Law
The definition of a redress is an action taken to pay back or fix something.
An example of a redress is the money that you pay to repair something you broke.
YourDictionary

One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser.

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idiom
redress the balance
  • to make a fair adjustment; see that justice is done
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Redress

Noun

Singular:
redress
Plural:
redresses

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Redress

  • redress the balance

Origin of Redress

  • Middle English redressen from Old French redrecier re- re- drecier to arrange dress

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman redrecier and Middle French redresser, from re- + drecier (“dress").

    From Wiktionary

  • re- +"Ž dress.

    From Wiktionary

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