redress
11redress — [[t]rɪdre̱s[/t]] redresses, redressing, redressed (The noun is also pronounced [[t]ri͟ːdres[/t]] in American English.) 1) VERB If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the… …
12redress — I UK [rɪˈdres] / US noun [uncountable] formal something that you do for someone or money that you give to them as a way of improving a bad situation that you are responsible for Employees with complaints may seek redress through the courts. II UK …
13redress — redressable, redressible, adj. redresser, redressor, n. n. /ree dres, ri dres /; v. /ri dres /, n. 1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses. 2. relief from wrong or injury. 3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.… …
14redress — re|dress1 [rıˈdres] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: redrecier, from drecier to make straight ] to correct something that is wrong or unfair ▪ Little could be done to redress the situation . ▪ Affirmative action was meant to… …
15redress — re|dress1 [ rı dres ] verb transitive FORMAL to improve a bad situation that you are responsible for by doing something for someone or giving them money: MAKE UP FOR: We want to redress some of the injustices of the past. redress the balance to… …
16redress — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French redresser to set upright, restore, redress, from re + dresser to set straight more at dress Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) to set right ; remedy < looked to charity, not to legislation …
17Redress — In film, a redress is the redecoration of an existing movie set, so that it can double for another set. This saves the trouble and expenses of constructing a second, new set, though they face the difficulty of doing it so the average viewer does… …
18redress — 1 verb (T) formal 1 to correct something that is wrong or unfair: redressing the racial inequalities of society today 2 redress the balance to make a situation fair or equal when it has been unfair or unequal: If one species breeds too much, the… …
19redress — re•dress n. [[t]ˈri drɛs, rɪˈdrɛs[/t]] v. [[t]rɪˈdrɛs[/t]] n. v. dressed, dress•ing. n. 1) the setting right of what is morally wrong 2) relief from wrong or injury 3) compensation for such wrong or injury 4) to remedy (wrongs, injuries, etc.) 5) …
20redress — 1. verb /ɹɪˈdɹɛs,ɹiˈdɹɛs,ɹəˈdɹɛs a) To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise. ‘Well,’ sayde Sir Palomydes, ‘than shall ye se how we shall redresse oure myghtes!’ b) To set right, as a wrong; to …
