redressmentn.
/rᵻˈdrɛsm(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈdrɛsm(ə)nt/, /riˈdrɛsm(ə)nt/ The action or process of redressing something; redress.
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the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > putting right a wrong or loss
rightingOE
amendsa1393
restitution1395
reformation1405
reparation1405
redress1448
restaurationa1513
reparating1517
dress1549
refoundiment1555
reparelment1584
resarciation?1609
repair1612
redressment1643
retrievinga1680
redressing1712
the world > action or operation > amending > [noun]
rightingOE
mendmentc1300
amendment1340
correction1340
amendinga1382
mendinga1400
rectificationa1400
mendnessa1425
redress1448
addressment1481
redressa1529
remedying1547
redub1549
restauration1560
correcting1580
rightening1583
emendation1586
restitution1636
cure1675
reform1700
readjustment1749
remediation1794
redressal1800
redressment1822
1643 P. Hunton Treat. Monarchie i. ii. 11 It must be yeelded to..without repeale or redressement by any created power.
1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy ii. 8 If they come with pretence of Authority, there may be seeking redressement above from Authority.
1822 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 353 The redressment of mental vagaries would be an enterprise more than Quixotic.
1897 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Redressment, reduction of a dislocation, or correction of a deformity.
1911 Times 18 Aug. 8/4 A few dock shunters..formulated demands for the redressment of grievances.
1993 Man 28 736 The assumption that..suffering is marked by its being unusual and demanding redressment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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