re·dress (r -dr s )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 (r  drs)1. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation. See Synonyms at reparation. 2. Correction or reformation. [Middle English redressen, from Old French redrecier : re-, re- + drecier, to arrange; see dress.] re·dress er, re·dressor n. |
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
1. the act or an instance of setting right a wrong; remedy or cure to seek redress of grievances
2. compensation, amends, or reparation for a wrong, injury, etc.
3. relief from poverty or want
[from Old French redrecier to set up again, from re- + drecier to straighten; see dress]
redressable , redressible adj
redresser less commonly, redressor n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
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
amends, payment, compensation, reparation, restitution, atonement, recompense, requital, quittance a legal battle to seek some redress from the government
Translations
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
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
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. herstel يُصْلِح، يُعَوِّض، يُنْصِف възстановявам nahradit gøre god igen; afhjælpe wiedergutmachen επανορθώνω, αποζημιώνω compensar hüvitama جبران کردن korjata redresser לְכָפֵר עַל- सही करना nadoknaditi, odštetiti jóvátesz mengganti kerugian bæta fyrir compensare, risarcire 直す 보상하다 atlyginti, kompensuoti kompensēt; atlīdzināt mengganti-rugi compenseren bøte på, erstatte zadośćuczynić compensar a redresa; a repara исправлять; компенсировать nahradiť odškodovati nadoknaditi rätta till, gottgöra ชดเชย düzeltmek, telâfi etmek 矯正，賠償 відшкодовувати, компенсувати تدارک کرنا đền bù 纠正，赔偿
n
(money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done. herstelgeld إصْلاح، تَعْويض، إنْصاف компенсация náhrada godtgørelse die Entschädigung αποζημίωση compensación hüvitus جبران korvaus réparation לְפַצוֹת अन्याय का प्रतिकार odšteta jóvátétel ganti rugi bætur riparazione, risarcimento 補償 보상 atlyginimas, kompensacija kompensācija; atlīdzība pengganti-rugi compensatie erstatning rekompensata compensação reparaţii компенсация náhrada odškodnina naknada gottgörelse, upprättelse การชดเชย tazminat 賠償金 компенсація تلافی sự đền bù 赔偿金
redress the balance
to make things equal again. die balans herstel يُعيد التَّوازُن възстановявам равновесието nastolit rovnováhu genoprette balancen wiederherstellen αποκαθιστώ την ισορροπία restablecer el equilibrio uuesti tasakaalu viima عدالت بر قرا کردن palauttaa tasapaino rétablir l'équilibre לְתָקֵן עַוולָה समानीकरण, पुन: समानता लाना vratiti ravnotežu, izjednačiti helyreállítja az egyensúlyát vminek menyeimbangkan kembali koma á jafnvægi aftur ristabilire l'equilibrio 不釣合を正す 균형을 회복하다 atstatyti pusiausvyrą atjaunot līdzsvaru menyamakan het evenwicht herstellen gjenopprette balansen/likevekten przywrócić równowagę restabelecer o equilíbrio a restabili echilibrul восстановить равновесие obnoviť rovnováhu vzpostaviti ravnotežje povratiti ravnotežu ställa till rätta, återställa การแก้ไข dengeyi yeniden sağlamak 作公平的調整 відновити баланс چیزوں کو دوبارہ یکساں کرنا khôi phục thế cân bằng 作公平的处理
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