redress

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 rēPRIMARY_STRESSdrĕs)

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.

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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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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