as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
the belief that redressing a murder with another murder, even if carried out by the state, is not morally justified
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Garcia led the defensive effort as the Celtics avenged last season’s 2-1 defeat to the rival Hilltoppers.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Redressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redressed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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