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 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.

Wiktionary

To dress again.

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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

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

Wiktionary

The redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.

This is a redress of the office set.
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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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