redress

(rĭ-drĕs')
tr.v., -dressed, -dress·ing, -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 rē'drĕs)

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.]

redresser re·dress'er or re·dres'sor n.

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verb

1. To make right what is wrong: amend, correct, emend, mend, rectify, reform, remedy, right. See correct/incorrect.
2. To exact revenge for or from: avenge, pay back, pay off, repay, requite, vindicate. Informal fix. Archaic wreak. Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay backin kindin one's own coin, settlesquareaccounts, take an eye for an eye. See forgiveness/vindictiveness.
3. To give compensation to: compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite. See pay/owe.

noun

Something to make up for loss or damage: amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, recompense, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction, setoff. See substitute.

n

Definition: help, compensation
Antonyms: hurt, injury

v

Definition: change, rectify
Antonyms: worsen

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Compensation for injuries sustained; recovery or restitution for harm or injury; damages or equitable relief. Access to the courts to gain reparation for a wrong.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

Reparation without satisfaction.

Among the Anglo-Saxon a subject conceiving himself wronged by the king was permitted, on proving his injury, to beat a brazen image of the royal offender with a switch that was afterward applied to his own naked back. The latter rite was performed by the public hangman, and it assured moderation in the plaintiff's choice of a switch.

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IN BRIEF: To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer.

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended and patient when there be no redress. — Elizabeth Montagu

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• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - redress: (vb) remove or make right a cause of complaint

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afhjælpe, genoprette
n. - afhjælpning

idioms:

• redress the balance    genoprette ligevægten

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergoeden, goedmaken, opnieuw/anders kleden, vergoeding

Français (French)
v. tr. - réparer (une erreur), redresser, rétablir
n. - réparation, (gén, Jur) réparation, recours

idioms:

• redress the balance    rétablir l'équilibre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entschädigung
v. - ausgleichen, abhelfen, entschädigen

idioms:

• redress the balance    das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επανόρθωση, αποκατάσταση, αποζημίωση
v. - επανορθώνω, αποκαθιστώ

idioms:

• redress the balance    αποκαθιστώ την ισορροπία

Italiano (Italian)
rifondere, raddrizzare, ristabilire, risarcire, fare ammenda, risarcimento

idioms:

• redress the balance    riportare a paritý

Português (Portuguese)
n. - compensação (f)
v. - corrigir

idioms:

• redress the balance    restabelecer o equilíbrio

Русский (Russian)
исправить, восстановить

idioms:

• redress the balance    восстановить равновесие

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reparar, enmendar, corregir
n. - reparación, desagravio, enmienda

idioms:

• redress the balance    restablecer el equilibrio o la igualdad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upprättelse
v. - återställa, gottgöra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纠正, 矫正, 赔偿, 补偿, 革除, 补救

idioms:

• redress the balance    公平处理

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 糾正, 矯正, 賠償, 補償, 革除, 補救
n. - 糾正, 矯正, 賠償, 補償

idioms:

• redress the balance    公平處理

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다시 입히다, 붕대를 고쳐 감다
n. - 시정, 교정하다, 보상

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 救済, 矯正, 補償, 是正
v. - 直す, 原因を取り除く, 賠償する, 再び着せる, 仕上げをし直す, 正す, 償う

idioms:

• redress the balance    均衡を取り戻す, 公平に計らう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إصلاح, تعويض, إنصاف (فعل) يصلح, يقوم, يثأر ل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיקן (עוולה), פיצה, תיקון, פיצוי, סידר מחדש‬
n. - ‮תיקון עוולה, תיקון, פיצוי‬

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