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redressing Definition


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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.



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