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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worsen

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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injury
hurt

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