redressed Definition

redress
verb redresses, redressed, redressing

1. To set right or compensate for (something wrong).

Thesaurus: rectify, correct, reform, remedy, mend, amend, repair, square, expiate, avenge, revenge.
2. To make even or equal again.

Example: redress the balance

noun

1. The act of redressing or being redressed.

Thesaurus: compensation, atonement, recompense, amends, restitution, satisfaction, correction, expiation, rectification, payment.
2. Money, etc paid as compensation for loss or wrong done.

Etymology: 14c: from French redrecier to straighten.