redress (Meaning)
redress (n)
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
redress (v)
make reparations or amends for
redress (v. t.)
To dress again.
To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise.
To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
redress (n.)
The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment.
A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or opression; as, the redress of grievances; hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification.
One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser.
Synonyms & Antonyms of redress
Synonyms:
- reprisal(s)
- indemnification
- remuneration
- indemnity
- punishment
- recoupment
- restitution
- satisfaction
- recompense
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- expiation
- solatium
- quittance
- amends
- requital
- refund
- reimbursement
- atonement
- adjustment
- retaliation
- settlement
- repayment
- punitive damages
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
redress Sentence Examples
- The victim sought legal redress for the wrongs committed against him.
- The government promised redress for the citizens affected by the natural disaster.
- She demanded redress for the unfair treatment she received at work.
- The company offered monetary redress to the customers for the faulty products.
- The court awarded redress in the form of damages to the plaintiff.
- The politician appealed to the people for redress of their grievances.
- The human rights organization advocated for redress for the victims of oppression.
- The grievance procedure was established to provide a channel for redress of employee complaints.
- The ombudsman played a crucial role in providing redress for the public.
- The principle of redress ensures that individuals and entities are held accountable for their actions and that wrongs are remedied.
FAQs About the word redress
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury, act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil, make reparations or amends forTo dress again., To put
compensation,reparation, damages, reprisal(s), indemnification, remuneration, indemnity, punishment, recoupment,restitution
excuse, forgive, remit, pardon, excuse, remit,forgive, pardon,absolve, absolve
The victim sought legal redress for the wrongs committed against him.
The government promised redress for the citizens affected by the natural disaster.
She demanded redress for the unfair treatment she received at work.
The company offered monetary redress to the customers for the faulty products.
