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redress

re·dress [ ri dréss ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle re·dressed, present participle re·dress·ing, 3rd person present singular re·dress·es)
Definition:
 
1. make up for something: to provide compensation or reparation for a loss or wrong experienced

2. impose fairness on something: to adjust a situation in order to make things fair or equal



noun 
Definition:
 
1. compensation: compensation or reparation for a loss or wrong a party has experienced

2. act of compensating: the compensating of a party for a loss or wrong experienced

[14th century. < Old French redrecier< drecier< Latin directus "straight" (see direct)]
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