单词 | redress |
释义 | redress (rɪdres ) Word forms: redresses , redressing , redressed pronunciation note: The noun is also pronounced (riːdres ) 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 person who has been badly treated. [formal] More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make amends for, pay for, make up for, compensate for 2. verb If you redress the balance or the imbalance between two things that have become unfair or unequal, you make them fair and equal again. [formal] We're trying to redress the balance and show teachers that spoken and written language are equally important. [VERB noun] They tried to redress the economic imbalance between developed and developing countries. [VERB noun] 3. uncountable noun Redress is money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or loss. [formal] They are continuing their legal battle to seek some redress from the government. Synonyms: amends, payment, compensation, reparation Collocations: means of redress Plainly, the sub-article was not contemplating the abolition of means of redress. Times, Sunday Times They have no means of redress, no access to justice. Times, Sunday Times Do we have any other means of redress? Times, Sunday Times This ensures that you have an independent means of redress if anything goes wrong. Times, Sunday Times With no effective means of redress, appeals have become a form of arbitrary dictatorship imposed by the planning inspectorate. Times, Sunday Times Performers and composers have been willing before to use the courts to obtain redress. Times, Sunday Times This must be frustrating for the thousands of complainants who had genuine cause for complaint but have not been able to obtain redress. Times, Sunday Times This would deter frivolous claims but still allow genuine claimants to obtain redress. Times, Sunday Times Some airlines already make it difficult to obtain redress under these rules (see below). Times, Sunday Times When financial services firms give small businesses poor service or worse, companies struggle to obtain redress, experience poor outcomes more frequently than consumers and have limited recourse to the courts. Times, Sunday Times It was, perhaps, his failure to convince voters that he could redress that wrong that looks like proving his ultimate downfall. Times,Sunday Times But that aside, the book helps to redress a wrong. Times, Sunday Times He would personally go out of his way to redress a wrong. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were out to set things right, to redress the wrongs of the past. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps there might be a way of redressing that wrong. Times, Sunday Times They can seek redress for you if necessary. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Thus a lord must seek redress for the slightest stain upon that which he treasures. A Time of War (1993) It is perfectly justifiable for him to seek redress - and he intends to do so with vigour. Times, Sunday Times (2016) So how can homeowners find a reliable tradesman, ensure that the job is done well and seek redress if things go wrong? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Translations: Chinese: 纠正, 赔偿 Japanese: 是正する, 補償 |
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