redressed; redressing; redresses
Definition of redress
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1)
: to set right : remedy
looked to charity, not to legislation, to redress social wrongs— W. R. Inge
(2)
: to make up for : compensate
b
: to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint)
c
: to exact reparation for : avenge
redress
nounDefinition of redress (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: relief from distress
b
: means or possibility of seeking a remedy
without redress
2
: compensation for wrong or loss : reparation
3a
: an act or instance of redressing
b
: retribution, correction
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