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re·dress
(rĭ-drĕs′)tr.v. re·dressed, re·dress·ing, re·dress·es
1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify. See Synonyms at correct.
2. To make amends to: felt he should be redressed for the loss.
n. (also rē′drĕs)
1. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.
2. The act of redressing; rectification or reformation.
[Middle English redressen, from Old French redrecier : re-, re- + drecier, to arrange; see dress.]
re·dress′er, re·dres′sor n.
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redress
(rɪˈdrɛs)vb (tr)
1. to put right (a wrong), esp by compensation; make reparation for: to redress a grievance.
2. to correct or adjust (esp in the phrase redress the balance)
3. to make compensation to (a person) for a wrong
n
4. the act or an instance of setting right a wrong; remedy or cure: to seek redress of grievances.
5. compensation, amends, or reparation for a wrong, injury, etc
6. relief from poverty or want
[C14: from Old French redrecier to set up again, from re- + drecier to straighten; see dress]
reˈdressable, reˈdressible adj
reˈdresser, reˈdressor n
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re-dress′
v.t.
re•dress
(n. ˈri drɛs, rɪˈdrɛs; v. rɪˈdrɛs)n., v. -dressed, -dress•ing. n.
1. the setting right of what is morally wrong.
2. relief from wrong or injury.
3. compensation for such wrong or injury.
v.t. 4. to remedy (wrongs, injuries, etc.).
5. to correct (abuses, evils, etc.).
6. to relieve (suffering, want, etc.).
7. to adjust evenly again, as a balance.
[1275–1325; (v.) Middle English < Middle French redresser, Old French redrecier= re- re- + drecier to straighten (see dress); (n.) Middle English < Anglo-French redresse, redresce, derivative of the v.]
re•dress′a•ble, re•dress′i•ble, adj.
re•dress′er, re•dres′sor, n.
syn: redress, reparation, restitution suggest making amends or giving compensation for a wrong. redress may refer either to the act of setting right an unjust situation or to satisfaction sought or gained for a wrong suffered: the redress of grievances. reparation refers to compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or loss inflicted. The word may have the moral idea of amends, but more frequently it refers to financial compensation: to make reparation for one's neglect; the reparations demanded of the aggressor nations. restitution means literally the giving back of what has been taken from the lawful owner, but may refer to restoring the equivalent of what has been taken: The servant convicted of robbery made restitution to his employer.
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redress
Past participle: redressed
Gerund: redressing
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| Noun | 1. |  redress - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injurycompensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) relief - (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages - (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated nominal damages - (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money - (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) atonement, expiation, satisfaction - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" |
| 2. |  redress - act of correcting an error or a fault or an evilcorrection, rectification - the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right salve - anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience" | |
| Verb | 1. | redress - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" over-correct, overcompensate - make excessive corrections for fear of making an error |
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redress
verb
1. make amends for, pay for, make up for, compensate for, put right, recompense for, make reparation for, make restitution for Victims are turning to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.
noun
1. amends, payment, compensation, reparation, restitution, atonement, recompense, requital, quittance a legal battle to seek some redress from the government
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redress
verb2. To exact revenge for or from:
Informal: fix.
Archaic: wreak.
Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.
3. To give compensation to:
Something to make up for loss or damage:
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Translations
إصْلاح، تَعْويض، إنْصافيُصْلِح، يُعَوِّض، يُنْصِف
náhradanahradit
afhjælpegodtgørelsegøre god igen
bæta fyrirbætur
atstatyti pusiausvyrą
atlīdzībaatlīdzinātkompensācijakompensēt
redress
[rɪˈdres]A. N (= compensation) → compensación f, indemnización f; (for offence) → reparación f; (= satisfaction) → desagravio m
to seek redress for → solicitar compensación por
in such a case you have no redress → en tal caso usted no tiene derecho a compensación
to seek redress for → solicitar compensación por
in such a case you have no redress → en tal caso usted no tiene derecho a compensación
B. VT (= compensate for) → reparar, indemnizar; [+ offence] → reparar; [+ fault] → remediar
to redress the balance → equilibrar la balanza
to redress the balance → equilibrar la balanza
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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redress
vt one’s errors, wrongs → wiedergutmachen, sühnen; situation → bereinigen; grievance → beseitigen; balance → wiederherstellen
n (for errors, wrongs) → Wiedergutmachung f; (for grievance) → Beseitigung f; to seek redress for → Wiedergutmachung verlangen für; he set out to seek redress for these grievances → er wollte zu seinem Recht kommen; there is no redress → das steht unumstößlich fest; legal redress → Rechtshilfe f; to have no redress in law → keinen Rechtsanspruch haben; but what redress does a manager have against an employee? → aber welche Wege stehen dem Manager offen, gegen den Arbeitnehmer zu klagen?; to gain redress → zu seinem Recht kommen
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redress
(rəˈdres) verb to set right or compensate for. The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.
noun (money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done.
redress the balance to make things equal again.
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redress
v. volver a vendar; poner un nuevo vendaje; remediar.
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