redress

re·dress  (r-drs)

tr.v. re·dressed, re·dress·ing, re·dress·es

1. To set right; remedy or rectify.

2. To make amends to.

3. To make amends for. See Synonyms at correct.

4. To adjust (a balance, for example).

n. also (rdrs)

1. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation. See Synonyms at reparation.

2. Correction or reformation.

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[Middle English redressen, from Old French redrecier : re-, re- + drecier, to arrange; see dress.]

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re·dresser, re·dressor n.

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redress

Verb

1. to make amends for

2. to adjust in order to make fair or equal: to redress the balance

Noun

1. compensation or reparation

2. the setting right of a wrong [Old French redrecier to set up again]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	redress - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury amends, damages, indemnification, restitution, indemnity compensation - 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 evil remediation, remedy correction, 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" right, correct, compensate 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 aby, abye, atone, expiate - make amends for; "expiate one's sins"

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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

verb 2. put right, reform, balance, square, correct, ease, repair, relieve, adjust, regulate, remedy, amend, mend, rectify, even up, restore the balance

noun 3. amends, payment, compensation, reparation, restitution, atonement, recompense, requital, quittance

Translations

redress [rɪˈdrɛs] n → reparación f

vt → reparar, corregir;

to redress the balance → restablecer el equilibrio

redress [rɪˈdrɛs] n → réparation f

vt → redresser;

to redress the balance → rétablir l'équilibre

redress [rɪˈdrɛs] n (compensation) → Wiedergutmachung f

vt (error etc) → wiedergutmachen;

to redress the balance → das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen

redress [rɪˈdrɛs] n → riparazione f

vt → riparare;

to redress the balance → ristabilire l'equilibrio

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redress

v redress [rəˈdres]

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.herstelيُصْلِح، يُعَوِّض، يُنْصِفвъзстановявамnahraditgøre god igen; afhjælpewiedergutmachenεπανορθώνω, αποζημιώνωcompensarhüvitamaجبران کردنhyvittääredresserלְכָפֵר עַל-सही करनाnadoknaditi, odštetitijóváteszmengganti kerugianbæta fyrircompensare, risarcire直す고치다, 시정하다, 배상하다atlyginti, kompensuotikompensēt; atlīdzinātmengganti-rugicompenserenbøte på, erstattezadośćuczynićcompensara redresa; a reparaисправлять; компенсироватьnahradiťodškodovatinadoknaditirätta till, gottgöraชดเชยdüzeltmek, telâfi etmek糾正，賠償відшкодовувати, компенсуватиتدارک کرناđền bù纠正，赔偿

n

(money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done. herstelgeldإصْلاح، تَعْويض، إنْصافкомпенсацияnáhradagodtgørelsedie Entschädigungαποζημίωσηcompensaciónhüvitusجبرانkorvausréparationלְפַצוֹתअन्याय का प्रतिकारodštetajóvátételganti rugibæturriparazione, risarcimento補償시정, 배상atlyginimas, kompensacijakompensācija; atlīdzībapengganti-rugicompensatieerstatningrekompensatacompensaçãoreparaţiiкомпенсацияnáhradaodškodninanaknadagottgörelse, upprättelseการชดเชยtazminat賠償金компенсаціяتلافیsự đền bù赔偿金

redress the balance

to make things equal again. die balans herstelيُعيد التَّوازُنвъзстановявам равновесиетоnastolit rovnováhugenoprette balancenwiederherstellenαποκαθιστώ την ισορροπίαrestablecer el equilibriouuesti tasakaalu viimaعدالت بر قرا کردنpalauttaa tasapainorétablir l'équilibreלְתָקֵן עַוולָהसमानीकरण, पुन: समानता लानाvratiti ravnotežu, izjednačitihelyreállítja az egyensúlyát vminekmenyeimbangkan kembalikoma á jafnvægi afturristabilire l'equilibrio不釣合を正す불균형을 바로잡다atstatyti pusiausvyrąatjaunot līdzsvarumenyamakanhet evenwicht herstellengjenopprette balansen/likevektenprzywrócić równowagęrestabelecer o equilíbrioa restabili echilibrulвосстановить равновесиеobnoviť rovnováhuvzpostaviti ravnotežjepovratiti ravnotežuställa till rätta, återställaการแก้ไขdengeyi yeniden sağlamak作公平的處理відновити балансچیزوں کو دوبارہ یکساں کرناkhôi phục thế cân bằng作公平的处理