redress

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·dress [redress redresses redressed redressing] verb, noun
verb BrE [rɪˈdres] ; NAmE [rɪˈdres] ~ sth (formal)
to correct sth that is unfair or wrong
Syn: put right
•to redress an injustice
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse.

Example Bank:
•Attempts were made to redress some of the injustices of the previous regime.
•For years poorer children have had to put up with a lower quality education, and now is the time to redress the balance.
•The king did little to redress the grievances of the people.
Idiom: ↑redress the balance
 
noun BrE [rɪˈdres] ; NAmE [rɪˈdres] BrE [ˈriːdres] ; NAmE [ˈriːdres] uncountable ~ (for/against sth) (formal)
payment, etc. that you should get for sth wrong that has happened to you or harm that you have suffered
Syn: ↑compensation
•to seek legal redress for unfair dismissal
•to have little prospect of redress

Word Origin:
Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse.

Example Bank:
•Angry consumers have little hope of redress against the company.
•Three ex-employees are planning to seek legal redress for unfair dismissal.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  remedy, remediation, damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, right, compensate, correct