noun / verb
redress
rih-DRESS/rɪdrˈɛs/
Action to correct a wrong or make up for harm.
The woman's payment provides redress for the window she accidentally broke.
Etymology
To “straighten again” became to restore or put something right. The noun names that corrective action, including compensation that remedies an injury or injustice.
In context
eligible African-Americans monetary reparations or other forms of redress.
More examples
- The court offers a way to obtain redress for discrimination.
- The new policy aims to redress years of unfair treatment.
- The company redressed the billing error by refunding the extra charge.
Forms
redress · redresses · redressed · redressing
Similar words
- remedy
- Covers solutions to problems, not just responses to wrongdoing.
- compensation
- Emphasizes payment for harm rather than correcting the underlying wrong.
- restitution
- Specifically involves returning property or restoring what was lost.